California

Also double time past 12 hours a day, and premium pay on a seventh consecutive day; the seventh-day rule is not checked here.

Overtime

Daily: after 8h · 1.5×
Weekly: after 40h · 1.5×
Double time: after 12h · 2×

Rest between shifts: No separate rule
Eating period: 30 min after 5h
Minimum wage: $16.90since 2026-07-01
Default time zone: America/Los_Angeles

Statutory holidays · 12

César Chávez DayMarch 31
Christmas DayDecember 25
Columbus Daysecond Monday in October
Independence DayJuly 4
JuneteenthJune 19
Labor Dayfirst Monday in September
Memorial Daylast Monday in May
Martin Luther King Jr. Daythird Monday in January
New Year's DayJanuary 1
Presidents' Daythird Monday in February
Thanksgivingfourth Thursday in November
Veterans DayNovember 11

Source: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state

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