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San Francisco Overtime & Double Time Lawyer
Employees in San Francisco may be eligible to receive overtime or double time pay when they work a certain number of hours in a day or a particular number of hours in a week. Employers are required to pay these rates when they are owed, and employees should not have to request them. When an employer refuses to appropriately pay an overtime or double time rate to an eligible employee, it is critical for that employee to seek legal advice about filing a claim. By filing an overtime or double time claim, you may be eligible for back pay in addition to other remedies. Contact our experienced San Francisco overtime & double time lawyer today for assistance.
What Are Overtime & Double Time Pay in San Francisco?
Overtime and double time pay are rates of pay that can be owed to non-exempt California employees when they work over a certain number of hours in a day or over a certain number of hours in a week. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires non-exempt employees to be paid overtime for more than 40 hours worked in a given workweek, and California law provides additional protections to non-exempt employees to make them eligible for overtime and double time pay.
It is important to know that overtime pay refers to a pay rate of 1.5 times the normal pay rate, while double time pay, sometimes known as “overtime premium” pay, refers to a pay rate of 2 times the employee’s normal pay rate.
Non-Exempt Employees and Eligibility for Overtime or Double Time Pay in San Francisco
In order to be eligible for overtime or double time pay in a San Francisco workplace or anywhere else in California, you must be a non-exempt employee. In general, non-exempt employees are those who work for an hourly rate or earn a salary below a certain amount every year, and who are not working in an administrative, professional, executive, computer, or outside sales position. To know for certain whether you are a non-exempt employee — and therefore eligible for overtime or double time pay — it is important to discuss your specific job with a lawyer.
When an Employee in San Francisco Can Receive Overtime or Double Time Pay
How many hours or days do you need to work to be due overtime or double time pay in California?
For overtime pay at 1.5 times your regular rate of pay, one of the following must be true:
- You worked more than 40 hours in a single workweek;
- You worked more than 8 hours (and up to 12 hours) in a single workday; or
- You worked more than 6 consecutive days in a single workweek and you worked fewer than 8 hours on the 7th consecutive day.
When an employee is due overtime pay, they must be paid the overtime rate for the additional time worked — the overtime rate only applies to the additional hours or days.
For double time pay at 2 times your regular rate of pay, one of the following must be true:
- You worked more than 12 hours in a single workday; or
- You worked more than 8 hours on the 7th consecutive day you worked in a single workweek.
Double time pay is only paid at the double time rate for the additional time worked.
Reach Out to Our San Francisco Overtime & Double Time Lawyers for Help
At Venardi Zurada LLP, we are committed to helping employees with overtime and double time pay claims and ensuring California workers are paid fairly. Contact our experienced San Francisco overtime & double time lawyer today for more information about our services.
