20 Mar Unscheduled Work Days and Overtime
People often ask about unscheduled work days and overtime. How do unscheduled work days and overtime work. Does working an unscheduled shift entitle you to overtime pay? The answer depends on your schedule.
Unfortunately, the mere fact of working an unscheduled day does not, by itself, entitle you to overtime pay. But, if that unscheduled shift pushes you over a certain threshold, you will be entitled to overtime pay.
California law considers any work more than 8 hours in a day to be overtime. So if you work 9 hours in a day, you’re entitled to 1 hour of overtime pay. Likewise for more than 40 hours in a week. So if you work 41 hours in a week, you’re entitled to 1 hour of overtime pay (more if you worked more than 8 hours on any day).
If you have worked 40 hours, Monday through Friday, and then you are required to come in on Saturday, and you are a non-exempt employee, then you’re entitled to overtime pay for Saturday. This isn’t because you worked a day you weren’t scheduled tow work. Instead, it’s because you worked over 40 hours in that week.
But, if you haven’t worked 40 hours in week, from Monday through Friday, and you have to come in on a Saturday, then as long as it’s under 8 hours or has not exceeded 40 hours in a week, total, then you would just be entitled to your standard pay.
If your employer has failed to pay you overtime pay that you’ve earned, contact the Khadder Law Firm today for a free consultation.
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