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Computer Professional Exemption
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Iowa Construction Law Blog
2020 Iowa Legislative Session Sales and Use Tax Changes
By cedwardsdickinsonlaw-com-dickinson-mackaman-ty
On June 29, 2020, Governor Reynolds signed into law House File 2641, which included several changes to Iowa’s sales and use tax laws. Computer Peripherals Last year, the Iowa Legislature…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Time to Review the Exempt Classification of Computer Employees?
By Michael Fucci, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Authored by Kerry Friedrichs As technology continues to expand and evolve, employers increasingly are needing the services of highly-skilled computer programmers, software engineers, systems analysts, and similar employees. Often, these…
California Employment Law Report
Five things every employer with IT workers must understand about the computer professional exemption under California law
Recently I published a list of common exemptions under California law. This list of exemptions did not delve into the details of each exemption in detail, so I will be…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Pennsylvania District Judge Upholds Computer Professional Exemption To Technician
The scope of the computer professional exemption, enacted prior to the widespread use of the Internet and before the existence of some of the most well-known tech companies (e.g., it…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
If I Was (Still) The Secretary of Labor
As our readers know, for the purposes of certain blog entries, I have unilaterally declared that I am the Secretary of Labor. Effective immediately: The “computer professional” exemption applies…
Wage & Hour Law Update
North Carolina Judge Upholds Employer Classification of Employee as Exempt Computer Professional
The rapidly evolving world of information technology can give rise to disputes regarding the applicability of the FLSA’s 20+ year-old exemption for “computer professionals.” A new decision reinforces that individuals…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Manhattan Magistrate Judge Recommends Court Apply Computer Exemption to Systems Support Analyst
The FLSA exempts from the overtime pay requirement employees who receive qualifying compensation and perform the duties of a computer professional, principally relating to computer programming or systems analysis. 29 U.S.C. § 213(a)(17). A New…
Wage & Hour Law Update
California Federal Court Finds Healthcare IT Worker Exempt From Overtime Pay Under Computer Professional Exemption
Changes in technology and technology-related jobs occur at warp-speed; the law, however, moves slowly. For this reason, regulations regarding exempt status of workers are sometimes drafted with broad language to capture…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Ninth Circuit Provides Guidance on Scope of State Administrative Exemption to IT Workers
Applicability of various FLSA white collar exemptions to workers in the information technology sector continues to be a detailed and difficult analysis, in part due to the Department of Labor’s…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
FLSA Computer Exemption To Get Revised: A Good Thing For Employers
Doug Weiner and Meg Thering, in the Wage Hour Defense Blog, recently commented on the introduction of the Computer Professionals Update Act in the US Senate on October 20, 2011. They posit…