California Labor Code § 510(a) sets daily overtime after 8 hours, double time after 12 hours, weekly overtime after 40 hours, and 7th-day overtime. Each hour is paid at only the highest single overtime rate that applies — the statute does not require stacking 1.5× and 2× on the same hour.
This page is the California rule for one workweek. It is not the federal FLSA weekly-40 calculator, and it does not classify exempt employees or rebuild the regular rate from bonuses.
On a regular day: first 8 hours at the regular rate; hours after 8 through 12 at 1.5×; hours after 12 at 2×.
On the seventh day of work (if you mark one): first 8 hours at 1.5×; hours after 8 at 2×.
Weekly 1.5× applies only to leftover straight-time hours over 40. Hours already paid at 1.5× or 2× do not get a second premium.
$20/hour and hours [10, 10, 10, 10, 13, 0, 0], no 7th day: 40 straight hours + 12 hours at 1.5× + 1 hour at 2×. Weekly total $1,200.
Educational estimate from California Labor Code § 510(a). It does not apply alternative workweeks (Lab. Code §§ 511, 514, 554), agricultural AB 1066, IWC wage-order specials, or federal FLSA-only weekly-40 as this product.
Official sources
- California Labor Code § 510 (primary)
- DLSE FAQ: Overtime (secondary explainer)
After 8 hours in the same workday, unless an exemption or alternative schedule applies. Hours after 12 in that day are double time.
The first 8 hours on the seventh day of work in the workweek are at least 1.5×. Hours after 8 on that day are at least 2×. Mark that day in the form; this version does not guess consecutive calendar days.
No. Federal FLSA overtime is only hours over 40 in a workweek. California also has daily 8, double time after 12, and 7th-day overtime.
No. Section 510(a) says an employer need not combine more than one overtime rate on the same hour.