California has a set of laws regarding overtime pay. It protects the employees from working relatively long hours. It has been known that the differences between state regulations on overtime pay,are almost always, intentionally misclassified by employers so as to avoid the appropriate compensation due them for the ovetime work rendered. It is stated that, with regards to the required working hours and the corresponding pay, hours worked beyond eight hours each day will qualify an employee for an overtime pay equal to one and a half times the regular hourly rate. Hours worked over twelve hours in a day will qualify an employee for an overtime pay equal to two times the regular hourly rate. But this provision excludes employees classified as Exempt. They do not qualify for an overtime pay.