Many salaried workers and commission-paid sales staff are not covered by overtime laws.

Where can I obtain information on minimum wage and overtime laws and regulations?

As inducement, guild officials said they would file a lawsuit next week against some networks and production companies, charging breach of California's overtime laws.

California overtime laws differ from federal overtime laws in many respects.

Federal minimum wage and overtime laws do not apply, but in most states, a wage statute requires a certain minimal pay.

An employee earning a guaranteed monthly compensation of $2,000 or more is exempt from the State minimum wage and overtime law.

But investigators found that only 52 percent of the factories visited were in full compliance with overtime laws, up from 39 percent two years earlier.

Many laundries that paid $250 for a 72-hour-week now pay $300 or even $350, which still violates minimum wage and overtime laws.

He said Mr. Spitzer's office was misinterpreting the state's overtime law.

"I have no problem with reforming the overtime law," he said.