Background
I am a Non-Exempt Intern at an Engineering Firm in California. I earn $20/hour.
Regular business hours are as follows: 7:00am to 5:00pm (12:00pm-1:00pm lunch) Monday-Thurs, and 8:00am-12:00pm Fridays.
This means I WORK for 9 hours Mon-Thurs, and 4 hours on Fri. A total of 40hrs/week worked.
My last paycheck was as you would think. 40hrs x $20 = Earnings of $800 for the week.
So if I am not mistaken, my firm has adopted an Alternative Work Week, which leaves me unclear in understanding how overtime will be calculated for this type of work week.
Question for You
This past week is when I had to but in some major overtime. This is how my work week looked:
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Monday
Time In: 7:00am
Lunch In: 12:00pm
Lunch Out: 1:00pm
Time Out: 5:00pm
Total hours worked = 9
Tuesday
Time In: 7:00am
Lunch In: 12:00pm
Lunch Out: 1:00pm
Time Out: 5:15pm
Total hours worked = 9.25
Wednesday
Time In: 7:00am
Lunch In: 12:00pm
Lunch Out: 1:00pm
Time Out: 5:30pm
Total hours worked = 9.5
Thursday (This is where it begins to get crazy with a deadline we had to make. We all stayed until the AM to finish)
Time In: 7:00am
Lunch In: 12:00pm
Lunch Out: 1:00pm
Time Out: 3:15am (A concern of mine is does "the day" start at 12:00am? Or does "the day" start when the work day starts at 7:00am)
Total hours worked = 19.25
Friday
Time In: 8:00am
Time Out: 12:00pm
Total hours worked = 4
Total hours worked for the week = 51
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Can someone help clarify my overtime compensation for me. There is much going on here. My lack of knowledge on alternative work weeks is adding to my confusion, as well as if a new day starts at 12:00am or 7:00am.

