There is a lot of leeway in exempt classification. Companies have lot of influence on law making process so I am not surprised that more jobs are considered exe

There is a lot of leeway in exempt classification. Companies have lot of influence on law making process so I am not surprised that more jobs are considered exempt. Personally, I have seen exempt status being abused by companies. One technology company I worked for classified certain technical roles as exempt until the company merged with another company. I was not purview to the decision making or what led to reversing the decision, but during the merger process, these technical roles were reclassified as non-exempt. From http://www.trinet.com/resources/industry_articles/exempt_vs_nonexempt.htm http://www.trinet.com/resources/industry_articles/exempt_vs_... "In California, employees falling within the computer professionals exemption must be paid at least $39.90 per hour, which translates to a monthly salary of $6,927.75 and an annual salary of $83,132.93 (these figures typically increase every year)." Edit: A better reference - http://www.shrm.org/templatestools/hrqa/pages/californiaexemptionrequirements.aspx http://www.shrm.org/templatestools/hrqa/pages/californiaexem...