EmploymentQuestion 221 of 1632
An employee works 8 hours per day Monday through Friday and then 6 hours on Saturday, for a total of 46 hours in the workweek. How many hours must be paid at the overtime rate?
a.6 hours at 1.5×
b.0 hours; no overtime is owed
c.6 hours at 2×
d.2 hours at 1.5×
Explanation
No single day exceeded 8 hours, so no daily overtime applies. However, the week totaled 46 hours, and California requires 1.5× pay for all hours over 40 in a workweek — that is 6 hours of weekly overtime.
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