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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 York Magistrate Judge recently issued a recommendation seeking to clarify what duties an employee must perform to be considered…

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 future changes in duties and positions not in existence at the time the regulations are implemented.  Regulations regarding the exempt status of computer professional employees are…