By:   Meagan D. Christiansen

California Labor Code sections 515.5 and 515.6 provide that certain computer software employees, as well as licensed physicians and surgeons, are exempt from state overtime requirements if they receive a minimum hourly, monthly, or yearly rate. Effective January 1, 2013, the following rates of pay are required for the employee to be exempt under California wage and hour law.Continue Reading 2013 Minimum Rates of Pay Announced for Exempt Computer Software, Physician and Surgeon Employees

AB 10 was passed and clarifies that computer professionals who meet the computer professional exemption requirements outlined in Labor Code section 515.5, are exempt if they are paid no less than $36 per hour if paid on an hourly basis, and if no less than $75,000 per year for full-time employment if paid on