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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 ...

Taxes are an unavoidable part of life for most people. You could, however, get out of paying income tax if you're deemed ...

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 ...

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?