An employee works 10 hours on Monday. Under California law, how many overtime hours must be paid?
Explanation
Labor Code §510(a) pays 1.5x for hours over eight in a workday, so a 10-hour Monday earns two overtime hours at time and a half. The 'no overtime' answer applies the federal FLSA rule, which counts only hours over 40 in a week — California's daily line is the stricter one and it controls here. One hour would be right only if the daily threshold were nine. Double time does apply in California, but not until hours over 12 in a workday, and this employee stopped at 10.
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