Salaried employees and overtime

In California the issue is whether you are exempt from overtime, not whether you are paid a salary.  Certain professions are exempt from overtime.  One test is whether you have the power to hire and fire other employees as well as train and manage them.     

Salaried employees are paid to do a job, not to work a certain number of hours as an hourly employee is. As a salaried employee time worked over 8 hours a day is not paid in overtime. If the hours worked become excessive (i.e. 100 a week) than there may be an issue depending on compensation. If that's the case I would advise hiring an attorney to bring a cause of action on your behalf. If it is a couple hours here and there that's normal and not something you would receive overtime pay for. Good luck