A fulltime work week in California is 40 hours. Anything over 40 hours should be paid out at 1.5x regular wages.Employers must pay overtime wages no later than the next payday after they are earned; regular wages must still be paid on time. In California, if you work more than eight hours in a workday or more than forty hours in a workweek, you are entitled to overtime compensation. Overtime pay is 1.5 times an employee's regular rate of pay. Not all employees are eligible for overtime, but most employees are eligible for overtime. 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. California overtime (OT) laws require non-exempt employees to earn one-and-a-half times their regular rate of pay when they work extra hours. California law sets particular guidelines for when employers must pay an overtime rate for extra work.