Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Overtime Pay
Should the company I work for be paying me overtime. I work 58 hrs a week with no O.T. They say they can do that under "agriculture". Its a land leveling company and a lot of the work we do looks like construction to me. Where do you draw the line between agriculture and construction.
Asked on 2/01/00, 10:46 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Roger Renfro
Renfro & Associates Law Corporation
Re: Overtime Pay
Generally, in California, entitlement to overtime premium payments are governed by the employee's status: exempt vs. non-exempt. However, as your question states, there may be exceptions. For a quick response to your question, you should go to the nearest California Labor Commissioner's office (see white pages under California).
Answered on 2/01/00, 6:33 pm