Defining the Workday and Workweek
It is important to define your workday and workweek. These definitions impact your obligations to pay your employees overtime.
The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) presumes a seven-day workweek is Sunday through Saturday and a 24-hour workday is 12:01 a.m. to 12 midnight. However, employers may define their seven-day workweek or 24-hour workday differently based on business need.
For example, you might choose to define your workweek as Monday through Sunday. An employee could work ten, 8-hour days in a row — from Wednesday of the first workweek to Friday of
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