Can I classify an employee who works only part-time as exempt?
HRCalifornia
An employee’s exempt classification must be evaluated by the employee’s rate of pay and the duties they perform, not necessarily by the number of hours worked.
An employee who meets the salary test requirements and is primarily engaged in exempt duties may be properly classified as exempt.
Salary Test Requirements
Under California Labor Code Section 515, most “white collar” exempt employees must “earn a monthly salary equivalent to no less than two times the state minimum wage for full-time
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