Under California law, employees are to be paid one and a half times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over eight in a day and 40 in a workweek. Employers must also pay double time for hours worked over 12 in a day, and for any work beyond eight hours on the seventh work day in a week.For more information on California minimum wage. Nonexempt employees must also receive overtime pay for the first eight hours of work on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek. When am I Entitled to Overtime? For the first 8 hours of work, employers pay a regular hourly rate. After 8 hours of work, employers must pay workers overtime. The telephone number of the Oakland Labor Board's office is (510) 622-3273. No. California Labor Code Section 1194 requires that an employee be paid all overtime compensation even if the employee agreed to work for regular pay. Overtime pay at a higher rate — If you work more than eight hours in a day, your employer must pay "time and a half" for each extra hour.