3 Little Known California Overtime Laws Secrets to Be Used By a Labor Attorney When Your Boss Deprives you of Overtime

IF YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL YOU MUSTcompensation. An employee engaged in application
READ THIS!of systems, analysis techniques and procedures
Yes it's true. We all have felt at timeswhich include of consulting with users or
overworked and underpaid. But if you have 2determining hardware, software or system
minutes to read this article, that could stop today-functional application are exempt from overtime
and never happen again. A labor attorney willpay.
prosecute your employer!Secret 3: Employers must pay you at least this
Secret 1: Did you know that most professionalsamount:
like nurses and accountants are entitled toThe employee is required to be full time and
overtime?salaried. The monthly salary should be twice
Under California Overtime Laws, for the employeeCalifornia's minimum wage for full time
to be qualified as exempt under the Professionalemployment or either it should be $1,993.33 a
Exemption, the employer has to prove certainmonth. Several businesses do abuse or even fail
requirements under the California Overtime Laws.to meet legal obligation to overtime pay. Problems
The Professional Exemption is for the employeesarise due to the fact that there are a number of
who are certified or licensed by the State ofcomplicated exemptions and exceptions to
California and are engaged in the practice ofCalifornia Labor Law Overtime. Many businesses
medicine, law, dentistry, architecture, engineering,infringe federal law (California Overtime Laws)
optometry, accounting or teaching. Thewithout the intention to underpay. However, other
employees also are required to spend over half ofbusinesses decide to take advantage of
their work time engaged in an occupation which isemployees and their lack of knowledge of
recognized as an artistic or learned profession.overtime law in California. Through these inventive
Under California Overtime Laws, "Artistic orscams, employers have egregiously cheated
Learned" work can be work that requires anemployees out of money that's due (namely with
advanced knowledge in science or learning as aovertime pay). Fortunately, through intrepid
result of prolonged study. This work is creative inefforts of California overtime attorneys, as well
character and therefore the recognized field ofas federal and state authorities, many of the
artistic endeavor, which is varied in character andscams have been identified and disputed-resulting
predominantly intellectual (as opposed to manual,in additional pay due the employees.
mechanical, routine mental or physical work).Secret 4: You must do these things to be
Secret 2: To be professional exempt you mustexempt as a professional:
do the following:Under Overtime Law in California, professionals
The employee should customarily or regularlyare also exempted specially it applies for those
exercise discretion and independent judgment onwho spend over half their work time involved in
the job. The exemption however does not includeexercising discretion and independent judgment.
pharmacists, registered nurses and schoolThe exemption does not apply to trainees or
teachers. Under the Overtime Law in California,employees in entry level positions and learning to
the employee is exempt from the requirement ofbecome proficient in the field of work (regarding
overtime rate of compensation if they areovertime pay).
primarily engaged in more than 50 percent of theIf you are a California employee and believe you
work. The employee exercising discretion andare owed Overtime or your employer has
independent judgment are also exempt from theviolated your rights, take action now and talk to
overtime law requirement of overtime rate ofan Experienced California Labor Attorney.