California Labor Law : I heard that recently, the Bush administration changed the overtime laws. Does this make it harder for me to get overtime?
Recently, the Bush administration did change the regulations for federal overtime. California has not adopted any of the new federal regulations. Thus, your claim under California law remains unchanged. Some of the changes to the federal regulation were “clarifications” of existing law — some of which California follows. These clarifications actually make it easier for California computer programmers because they eliminate much of the confusing discussion of “systems analysts” and the various aspects of computer programming. A major new exemption that was added to the federal regulations is one that applies if the employee makes more than $100,000 per year. It is important to note that this exemption does not apply in California. You can make well over $100,000 a year and still be entitled to overtime in California.
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