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Each year, California’s minimum wage rises, but along with hourly workers’ wages increasing, so too does the salary threshold for employees to be exempt from overtime. For an employee to be exempt ...

You have a slacker exempt employee who just showed up three hours late, again. You dock her pay, because fair is fair. Reasonable, right? Congratulations! You just broke a federal law. If she’s a ...

Being an exempt employee comes with certain benefits, as well as a few sometimes unappealing conditions. “Exempt,” in the eyes of the U.S. Department of Labor, is a description for an employee who’s ...

As employers prepare to celebrate the holiday season with their teams, wise HR professionals will consider whether their non-exempt employees must be paid for their time at a holiday party. In general ...

For employers, this decision provides a clearer roadmap for defending against overtime claims from high-earning employees.

Question: I’m going to hire a new employee soon. I want this person to be exempt from the normal overtime and meal and rest period rules. Can I make this person exempt by paying them a higher salary?