Both California and federal law allow "highly compensated computer professionals" to be exempt. Under fed law, highly compensated is 6.5 times the minimum wage (=$27.63), and in California, it is $41 per hour. Under both laws, you qualify if you are paid the standard for every hour worked, not just 40 a week. There is more on this here http://www.fairmeasures.com/asklawyer/questions/as k310.html
Even if you make *more than* the standard, you still may be entitled to overtime if you are not a computer "professional." To be so considered, you must spend at least 50% of your time working independently performing one or more of the following duties:
"the application of systems analysis skills to determine hardware, software or system function specifications;
the design, analysis, testing or modification of systems or programs based on system design specs; or
the design, testing or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems."
If you think you don't meet this definition, start keeping track of your hours, excluding lunch and other extended breaks.
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Both California and federal law allow "highly compensated computer professionals" to be exempt. Under fed law, highly compensated is 6.5 times the minimum wage (=$27.63), and in California, it is $41 per hour. Under both laws, you qualify if you are paid the standard for every hour worked, not just 40 a week. There is more on this here http://www.fairmeasures.com/asklawyer/questions/as k310.html
Even if you make *more than* the standard, you still may be entitled to overtime if you are not a computer "professional." To be so considered, you must spend at least 50% of your time working independently performing one or more of the following duties:
"the application of systems analysis skills to determine hardware, software or system function specifications;
the design, analysis, testing or modification of systems or programs based on system design specs; or
the design, testing or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems."
If you think you don't meet this definition, start keeping track of your hours, excluding lunch and other extended breaks.
It's not 11/2 times it's one-and-a-half times. That's 1.5X. Too bad!