Can My Employer Make Me Work Overtime?
This is a common question. Believe it or not, your employer can require you to work overtime in California. An employer can even discipline employees for refusing to work overtime. The law only requires that you be paid time and half for each hour of overtime that you work, but you do have to work overtime if asked. Of course you can refuse, but your employer is free to fire you. If your company requires overtime and you don’t want to do it, then vote with your feet and find another job – that is your only recourse.
