California's salary threshold for an EAP exemption is two times the state minimum wage, which is $16 per hour in 2024. Thus, the minimum exempt salary for 2024 is $66,560 a year. Any employee in California earning less than $66,560 cannot be considered an exempt employee.
The Professional Exemption sets out eight specific professions (law, medicine, dentistry, optometry, architecture, engineering, teaching, and accounting) that are exempt from the first 12 sections of the Wage Orders. It also addresses certain other professions, including nurses, pharmacists and software coders.
Contrary to Oracle's assertions, the California Labor Code is clearly intended to apply to work done in California by nonresidents. The California Supreme Court has concluded that California's employment laws govern all work performed within the state, regardless of the residence or domicile of the worker.
The Professional Exemption sets out eight specific professions (law, medicine, dentistry, optometry, architecture, engineering, teaching, and accounting) that are exempt from the first 12 sections of the Wage Orders. It also addresses certain other professions, including nurses, pharmacists and software coders.
All workers have rights on the job. In California, workers are protected by labor laws. It does not matter where you were born or what your legal status is. Once you are hired, you have rights.
Typically, if an individual is working in California, they are subject to California labor laws, irrespective of where they live, including both part-time and full-time, in-state and out-of-state workers.
Florida has a few laws that provide greater protections to employees than federal law, including protection against discrimination based on marital status, a higher minimum wage and health care continuation coverage obligations for smaller employers, and generally follows federal law on topics such as consumer credit ...