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I’m trying to understand the content below. I make close to $50,000.00 a year. I was hired as a programmer but now after firing one employee and another leaving, they have me working 60 hours a week doing mostly small network installs and fixing problems that come up with them. I still am doing some programming but that's now a small part of my job. I’m trying to determine if I qualify and how I would get changed to hourly instead of salary. Additionally, below it mentions $27.63 an hour and $455 per week. How do I know which one I qualify for?
Computer Employee Exemption
To qualify for the computer employee exemption, the following tests must be met:
The employee must be compensated either on a salary or fee basis (as defined in the regulations) at a rate not less than $455 per week or, if compensated on an hourly basis, at a rate not less than $27.63 an hour;
The employee must be employed as a computer systems analyst, computer programmer, software engineer or other similarly skilled worker in the computer field performing the duties described below;
The employee’s primary duty must consist of:
1) The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications;
2) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;
3) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or
4) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills.
I’m trying to understand the content below. I make close to $50,000.00 a year. I was hired as a programmer but now after firing one employee and another leaving, they have me working 60 hours a week doing mostly small network installs and fixing problems that come up with them. I still am doing some programming but that's now a small part of my job. I’m trying to determine if I qualify and how I would get changed to hourly instead of salary. Additionally, below it mentions $27.63 an hour and $455 per week. How do I know which one I qualify for?
Computer Employee Exemption
To qualify for the computer employee exemption, the following tests must be met:
The employee must be compensated either on a salary or fee basis (as defined in the regulations) at a rate not less than $455 per week or, if compensated on an hourly basis, at a rate not less than $27.63 an hour;
The employee must be employed as a computer systems analyst, computer programmer, software engineer or other similarly skilled worker in the computer field performing the duties described below;
The employee’s primary duty must consist of:
1) The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications;
2) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;
3) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or
4) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills.
