Exceptions to the Alternative Workweek

There are certain exceptions or variations to the alternative workweek scheduling provisions.​

The alternative workweek scheduling provisions of the law do not cover employees on public works projects and agriculture.

Until the end of 2018, Wage Order 14, Agricultural Occupations, permitted agricultural employees to work up to 10 hours per day without overtime, even without adopting an alternative workweek. Agricultural employers under Wage Order 14 with 26 or more employees are now subject to a series of phased-in overtime changes. Their agricultural workers will now¹