Law360, San Diego (May 02, 2012, 7:25 PM ET) -- A bill meant to undo a California appeals court decision by excluding overtime hours from fixed salaries for nonexempt workers, even if they signed a private employment deal covering all wages, cleared a Democrat-controlled state Assembly panel on Wednesday.
The Assembly Appropriations Committee voted 12-5 along party lines in favor of A.B. 2103, carried by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, that seeks to overturn a Second Appellate District ruling. That February 2011 decision weakened state overtime laws by holding that California’s labor code allows for employers...
Bill To Cut OT From Fixed Salaries Passes Calif. Panel
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