A fulltime work week in California is 40 hours. Anything over 40 hours should be paid out at 1.5x regular wages.In California, you can still be entitled to overtime if you are in a salaried position or in a supervisory position. Any work in excess of 12 hours in one day shall be compensated at the rate of no less than twice the regular rate of pay for an employee. If someone who is nonexempt works 40 hours in a week, they are entitled to 1.5 times their regular rate of pay for every hour worked beyond 40. When the state law says that overtime must be paid after working eight hours in the day. California non-exempt workers are entitled to daily overtime if they work over 8 hours in a single day. The California overtime law requires employers to pay additional wages for the hours employees work beyond their regular daily or weekly limit. Most employees cannot work more than 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day. If they do, their employer must pay them 1.5 times their normal pay.