When is overtime pay or wage due to an employee?

Overtime wages must be paid no later than the payday for the next regular payroll period following the payroll period in which the overtime wages were earned.

An employer shall be in compliance with Labor Code Section 226(a) relating to total hours worked by the employee if the overtime hours are recorded as a correction on the itemized statement for the next regular pay period and include the dates of the pay period for which the correction is being made. Labor Code Section 204(b)(2)


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