Double time pay is required in which scenario?

• A. Hours over 8 in a workday
• B. Hours over 8 in a workday and hours after 40 in a week
• C. Hours over 12 hours in a day
• D. For all hours worked in excess of 12 hours in a day and for all hours worked in excess of eight on the 7th consecutive day

Answer: (D)

In California, double time is triggered by two conditions: any hours worked beyond 12 in a single day, and hours worked on the seventh consecutive day of a workweek beyond eight hours that day. The scenario described fits best because it includes both rules: pay double time for hours past 12 in a day, and pay double time for hours worked beyond eight on the seventh consecutive day. The other possibilities don’t capture these two specific triggers—one focuses only on a daily eight-hour limit, another on weekly totals, and none combine the seventh-day rule with the 12-hour daily threshold.