Help make pay equity the norm in California. Tools and resources for employers, employees and unions to comply with the Equal Pay Act are now available.In California, the overtime wage law states that general overtime wages are for a non-exempt employee 18 years of age or older. Nonexempt employees must also receive overtime pay for the first eight hours of work on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek. California overtime law requires employers to give overtime pay to non-exempt employees if they work more than eight hours in a single workday. 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. The FLSA sets standards for minimum wage and overtime pay for non-exempt employees. The first step in the wage complaint process is to fill out a Form 1 labor board complaint.