Although California law generally doesn't address the maximum hours that an employee can work each week, the following three Wage Orders do limit employees' weekly work hours to no more than 72 hours of work per week:

  • Wage Order 4 (Professional, Technical and Clerical);
  • Wage Order 8 (Industries Handling Products After Harvest); and
  • Wage Order 13 (Industries Preparing Agricultural Products for Marketing, On the Farm).
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