In California, any work performed after eight hours of work in one day warrants compensation at one and a half times the regular pay rate. Overtime also includes any work performed after 40 hours of work in any one week. In addition, the first eight hours worked on the seventh day in any one workweek must be compensated at time and a half. An employee who works in excess of 12 hours in one day or more than over eight hours on any seventh day of a workweek must be paid at a twice the regular pay rate.
Employers who wrongfully deny workers their overtime compensation may be forced to do so by law. KBK accepts cases on behalf of employees who do not receive overtime benefits, including cases where an employer misclassifies a worker as a manager or supervisor (in California either title is not enough, in and of itself, to warrant overtime exemption).
Most cases of single employee lawsuits are relatively easily solved without gaining substantial public notice. But large
class action suits are rarely settled quietly or quickly.
