An employee works all 7 days of a workweek. Under California law, overtime on the 7th consecutive day is:
Explanation
Labor Code §510(a) pays one and one-half times the regular rate for the first eight hours worked on the seventh consecutive day of a workweek, and double time for hours beyond eight that day. Straight time ignores the seventh-day premium altogether. Double time from the first hour is the rule for hours beyond 12 in a single workday, not for the seventh day's first eight hours. And time-and-a-half all day drops the double-time step §510 adds after the eighth hour.
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