Whats the California state law regarding non-exempt employees?
California law requires that non-exempt employees be paid overtime for more than eight hours worked in a day, or more than 40 hours worked in a week. All my employees are salaried; therefore, they’re all exempt, right? Not exactly. While most exempt employees are required to receive a salary, salaried workers are not necessarily exempt. What’s the most commonly used exemption? The “administrative exemption” is the most common exemption. In general, an employee is an exempt administrator if he/she regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment, performs under only general supervision, and is primarily engaged in duties that require the exercise of discretion and independent judgment. This means that in the course of day-to-day activities, the employee frequently compares and evaluates possible courses of conduct and, after considering various possibilities, acts or makes a decision. An employee who follows a prescribed procedure, or determines which procedure to follow, is not
