On March 31, the Industrial Welfare Commission held a hearing to address amending the Interim Wage Order that took effect on March 1. Among other things, the IWC appointed members to two new wage boards but tabled for the time being a controversial proposal to exempt highly paid workers from overtime. And it appears as though employers in the computer industry may be in for a drawn-out battle over creating an overtime exemption for computer professionals. Another hearing, scheduled for April 14 in Oakland, will focus on alternative workweek schedules and how the new overtime law impacts the health care industry.
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