This section provides a detailed explanation of the rules and exceptions for paying overtime in California. Generally, work done after eight hours of work pass in a day has to be compensated.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. Under California's overtime law, employers should pay their workers higher wages for working hours exceeding the average working hours in a day or week. Under the law, exempt workers are not allowed to overtime pay. An exempt worker is a person who is not subjected to the laws of hourly pay and other wages. The re-filing process can take weeks or months. We can prepare the forms correctly for you in as little as a few hours. In the U.S., the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) oversees federal overtime laws.