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 was enacted prior to the existence of Google), is often a source of litigation, as employers and the courts attempt to apply
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Ninth Circuit Provides Guidance on Scope of State Administrative Exemption to IT Workers
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in California, Exemptions
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 rules regarding the “computer professional” exemption, which have failed to keep up with the rapidly evolving workforce in the technology sector of the economy. The computer…