As a nonexempt employee in California, you are entitled to minimum wage, overtime pay, meal breaks, and rest breaks, among other rights. These laws include protections and regulations for compensation when nonexempt employees are "on call" or on "standby" for their work.For oncall pay in California, employers must compensate employees for all hours worked, including compensable oncall time. In California, nonexempt employees may be entitled to "oncall" or "standby" pay for hours spent not working, but still under their employer's control. The first step in the wage complaint process is to fill out a Form 1 labor board complaint. You will typically need to also fill out a Form 55 attachment. Each remote worker must complete the "Employee Name" and. "Date Received" fields before sending back. Generally, work done after eight hours of work pass in a day has to be compensated. Under California Labor Code section 201, when an employee is discharged (or fired), the employee's earned and unpaid wages become due and payable immediately.