Wage Violations: Computer Professionals

Whether you are a salaried or hourly computer professional in California, there is a very good chance that you are owed overtime pay and other benefits in spite of what your employer might be telling you.

Many computer professionals mistakenly believe that they are exempt from overtime pay just because they are on a salary. If you are a salaried computer professional working overtime, contact us.

California recognizes an hourly "computer professional exemption" for certain employees in the computer field. If the employer cannot show that all of the requirements are met, the employee is non-exempt and entitled to overtime pay and other benefits. If you are an hourly computer professional working overtime, contact us.

The duties of our clients who are typically owed overtime pay are engaged in one or more of the following (or similar) tasks:

Systems analysis, programming, and software engineering;

Computer systems or programs: Design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing, or modification of computer systems and programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;

Computer operating systems: Documentation, testing, creation, or modification of computer programs related to the design of software or hardware for computer operating systems; and

Employees that are highly skilled and are proficient in the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized information related to computer usage.

"Computer professional" positions that often qualify for overtime pay include:

Computer Technicians

Software Engineer

Customer Training Consultants

System Administrator

Graphic Designers

Systems Analysts

Programmers

Tech-Support

Trainees or entry-level employees

Employees in computer-related occupations who have not attained the skill and expertise necessary to work independently and without close supervision

Employees who are engaged in operation of computers or in the manufacture, repair, or maintenance of computer hardware and related equipment

Engineers, drafters, machinists, or other professionals whose work is highly dependent upon or facilitated by the use of computers and computer-aided design software, including CAD/CAM

Employees who write material related to computers for print or on-screen media or who write or provide content for computer related media such as the World Wide Web or CD-ROMS

Employees who create imagery for effects used in the motion picture, television, or theatrical industry

If you have worked overtime, been denied overtime pay, or forced to forego meals or breaks, contact us.

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