XP: working OT in California question.

Re: XP: working OT in California question.

• pkw

  July 2011

  1. Are you a exempt or non-exempt employee?

  2. What does your company's rules state?  You should have access to this if you didn't actually get a packet when you started.  These rules should tell you the days of the week and how OT is paid out (time and a half, double, comp, etc).

  It seems odd that your pay periods are F-Th, so I would double check that first.

   

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• Passanie member

  

  July 2011

  Generally speaking, yes, those are the basic overtime rules. But it's a little more tricky than that. Like PKW said, it depends if you're exempt or not, and I'm not positive, but I think there are some exemptions for working four 10s? Not sure on that one.

  Here's a FAQ on California OT rules: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/FAQ_Overtime.htm

  If you play around on that site, I think they're the ones with a hotline you can call. I've called them before and they're pretty helpful.
  

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• kjohn149

  July 2011

  I am non-exempt. I am positive that my pay periods are Friday-Thursday (I get paid on a weekly basis). Also- I did get an employee handbook and my OT pay rate is time and a half.

  I'll check out that website... thanks!
  

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• dirtbikemom

  July 2011

  It really depends on if you are an 8 hour employee or a 10 hour employee.  I do payroll at my work and we have both types of employees.  

  If you work 4 10s then your OT would only be 4 hours.  If you are a 5 day 8 hour employee then you would have 36 hours at regular time and 8 at time and a half.

   But this also depends on if Sat and Sun are considered normal days or if your employee handbook treats these days as special days (where OT would automatically be paid for working on them)

  
  

  
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• OoSparkly

  July 2011

  dirtbikemom:

  It really depends on if you are an 8 hour employee or a 10 hour employee.  I do payroll at my work and we have both types of employees.  

  If you work 4 10s then your OT would only be 4 hours.  If you are a 5 day 8 hour employee then you would have 36 hours at regular time and 8 at time and a half.

   But this also depends on if Sat and Sun are considered normal days or if your employee handbook treats these days as special days (where OT would automatically be paid for working on them)

  
  

  Ditto this... the only time a CA employer can get away with not paying OT for any hours over 8 (daily) or 40 hours (weekly) is if they have an Alternate Work Schedule (i.e. 4-10's)  on file with the state. Then OT would be anything over the 10 hours worked until doubletime kicks in after 12 hours worked. If you are union, there may be dfferent guidelines there as well.

  As far as you work weeks -  employers should have this outlined in a handbook or policy. They can define the workday and work week, so it's possible for a Fri-Thurs.

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