Tag: Key Exemption Concepts
Wage and Hour: Minimum Wage Going Up in California; What Employers Must Know
When Gov. Schwarzenegger signed legislation last month that will raise California’s minimum wage to $8.00 per hour from the current $6.75 per hour, he put the state on course to have the highest minimum wage in the nation when the full hike takes effect. The rate increase will take effect in two stages: minimum wage […]
Sample Overtime Policy
Can a Part-Timer Be Exempt?
Payday Loan Business Pays $500K For Overtime Violations
Business Travel: Can You Help Us Sort Out Nonexempt Travel Time Pay?
We’ve got issues regarding nonexempt travel pay. Many of our nonexempts travel, typically leaving their homes on Sunday afternoon for an all-day Monday meeting, and then returning home late Monday night. In addition to reimbursing their travel expenses, what pay do we owe them for the travel on Sunday afternoon and Monday night? Is it […]
Exempt Employees: How to Properly Classify Your Computer Professionals in California
Exemptions: When We Move an Employee from Full- to Half-Time, Is the Person Still Exempt?
We have an exempt worker who is going to reduce her hours by half. She currently makes $54,000 a year, and we agreed to just cut that in half. We have other employees who will take over parts of her tasks. She knows she will lose her health benefits. But what about vacation, sick time, […]