To be exempt, an administrative employee must earn a monthly salary equivalent to at least two times the state minimum wage for full-time employment. “Full-time employment” is defined as 40 hours per week. In order to qualify as an exempt employee in California in 2024, the employee must...
Minimum Wage Increases:As of Jan. 1, 2023, the California state minimum wage will increase to $15.50 for all employers, regardless of employee headcount. This also means that as of Jan. 1, 2023, exempt employees in California must be paid a minimum annual salary of $64,480. "Living w...
California Raises Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour and Increases Minimum Salary for Exempt EmployeesAnthony DiBenedetto
California’s minimum wage for all employers regardless of size increased to $15.50 per hour. Exempt Employee Minimum Salaries The minimum salary threshold for exempt employees increased to $1,240 per week ($64,480 per year) for employers regardless of their employee count. The minimum hourly ra...
Proposition 32 did not pass in California, meaning that effective Jan. 1, 2025, the state minimum wage will increase to $16.50 per hour for both small and large California employers. This also means that the new state salary basis threshold for most California exemptions will increa...
Lastly, the health care worker minimum wage alters how exempt covered health care employees are paid. Unlike the state law where an exempt employee is paid a salary at the equivalence of two times the standard statewide minimum wage, exempt covered health care employees must be paid the higher...
Some additional categories of exempt employees include: These exemptions may be broad, but they are not all-encompassing. Many employees are not-exempt under the FLSA or New York regulations. Why It Matters Both the FLSA and New York have regulations that may entitle you to minimum wage and ...
5. What are California’s laws for exempt employees? Under California Law, exempt employees are entitled to a meal break but not rest breaks. There are 3 requirements under which an employee can be classified as exempt. They are: Employees whose salary is at least twice the state minimum wa...
As of January 1, 2024, all California employers, regardless of size, must pay their employees at least a minimum wage of $16.00 per hour. Please be mindful of local minimum wage ordinances. The minimum salary that must be paid to exempt employees in California is a function of the minimum...
Exempt employees in California are those whoearn more than twice the state's minimum wage.They must now be paid an annual salary of no less than $68,640, equivalent to$1,320 per weekto meet this minimum requirement. Employers must post theupdated Minimum Wage Orderand the Wage Order applic...