On May 18, 2016 the Department of Labor issued long awaited changes to the Federal rules setting forth the requirements for employees to qualify as exempt under the white collar exemptions. Exempt employees are “exempt” from some labor laws governing employees, such as overtime pay. Exempt employees are designated as such because they are
With Governor Brown’s signing of the bill raising California’s minimum wage to $10.00 per hour by January 2016, there are a few new considerations this triggers for California employers. This quick video discusses the increase in guaranteed salary employers must pay in order to for employees to qualify as exempt.
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2012 Requirement |
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California Minimum Wage
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$8.00 per hour (unchanged from previous years) |
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San Francisco Minimum Wage
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$10.24 per hour |
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Computer Professional Exempt Salary Rate
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$38.89 or annual salary of not less than $81,026.25 for |