{
  "slug": "california",
  "state_name": "California",
  "code": "CA",
  "minimum_wage": 16,
  "has_daily_ot": true,
  "daily_ot_threshold": 8,
  "double_time_threshold": 12,
  "seventh_day_ot": true,
  "statute_citation": "CA Labor Code § 510",
  "official_dol_url": "https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/",
  "statute_summary": "Under California Labor Code § 510, non-exempt employees are entitled to 1.5x regular pay for hours over 8 per workday or 40 per workweek, and 2.0x double time for hours over 12 per workday.",
  "tip_credit_allowed": false,
  "max_tip_credit": 0,
  "exempt_salary_threshold": 66560,
  "neighboring_states": [
    {
      "name": "Nevada",
      "slug": "nevada"
    },
    {
      "name": "Arizona",
      "slug": "arizona"
    },
    {
      "name": "Oregon",
      "slug": "oregon"
    }
  ],
  "employee_rights": [
    "Mandatory 1.5x regular rate for hours worked beyond 8 in a single workday.",
    "Double-time (2.0x) pay for hours worked beyond 12 in a single workday.",
    "30-minute unpaid meal break required before the 5th hour of work; 1-hour penalty pay for missed breaks.",
    "Paid 10-minute rest period for every 4 hours worked."
  ],
  "employer_obligations": [
    "Must provide itemized pay stubs complying with Labor Code § 226.",
    "Final wages must be paid immediately upon discharge or within 72 hours of resignation.",
    "Cannot use employee tips as a credit toward the $16.00/hr statutory minimum wage."
  ],
  "common_compliance_traps": [
    "Misclassifying employees as exempt salaries without meeting both duty and 2x minimum wage salary tests.",
    "Failing to pay 1-hour premium pay for non-compliant or late meal breaks.",
    "Averaging hours across 2 workweeks to avoid overtime calculations."
  ],
  "tipped_minimum_wage": 16
}