You Are Entitled To Overtime Pay In California After A Long Shift

The state of California differs from other states in that if you work more than eight hours in a single day, you are entitled to overtime wages.

Many other states rely on the “forty-hour-a-week” model – you are entitled to overtime if you work more than forty hours per week. But the state of California doesn’t. If you work more than eight hours a day, you deserve overtime in California.

Going over the facts that underlie California’s overtime wage laws and speaking with a California employment law attorney will help you obtain the compensation you are entitled to.

What Happens When You Are Entitled To Overtime?

If you work more than eight hours a day, then, in the state of California, you are entitled to 1.5 times your hourly wage.

Just as an example, if you work ten hours in one day and are paid $20 per hour, you must be paid $30 per hour for those last two hours of work.

Your employer must pay you this wage. They cannot avoid doing so by adjusting their hours or claiming that they are not owed overtime. And, if they attempt to do either one of those things, you can take legal action against them.

The above is always true, even if you only worked, say, one shift in a single week. Your employer will always owe you overtime if you work more than eight hours in a single day.

What Happens When You Work More Than 12 Hours In A Single Day?

If you work more than twelve hours in a single day, you will be entitled to an overtime wage that is even greater than 1.5 times your hourly wage.

A good example of the above is as follows: you work at a hospital for $25 per hour and, within the span of a single day, work a total of 15 hours.

If something like the above occurs, then you will be owed your standard wage for the first eight hours. And, after those first eight hours, 1.5 times your wage. But, for those last three hours, you will be owed 2 times your wage.

The above means that you would be paid $37.50 for the four hours you worked after those eight hours. And then, you would be paid $50 per hour for those last three hours.

Just as with the other overtime laws that govern the state of California, your employer cannot avoid paying you this wage. If they attempt to do so, you can take legal action against them by working with an attorney.

Speak With A California Employment Law Attorney Today

If you are not being paid the overtime wage you are owed, working with an attorney is one of the best investments you can make. You are entitled to full pay. An attorney can help you obtain what is yours.

Speak with a Redding, California, employment lawyer at Maire & Deedon today, and we will help you obtain the wages you are owed as well as further compensation.