
Steven Tindall
An employment-law litigator with over 20 years’ experience, Steven Tindall is well-acquainted with exempt employee lawsuits in California. His largest recovery in a single employment case is $29 million.
Some employees, know as “exempt” employees, are not required to be paid California minimum wage or California overtime under the law. There are 4 California employee exemptions, including an executive exemption.
Unfortunately, sometimes employees are misclassified as exempt. California employees misclassified as exempt may be entitled to additional wages, overtime, and labor code penalties — similar to California independent contractors who are misclassified.
Under California labor law, to be exempt, an executive employee in 2020 must spend the majority of their work time:
Employees who are commonly misclassified as exempt under California’s executive exemption include retail store managers and assistant managers.
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California Executive Exemption
California Administrative Exemption
An employment-law litigator with over 20 years’ experience, Steven Tindall is well-acquainted with exempt employee lawsuits in California. His largest recovery in a single employment case is $29 million.
Prior to joining us at Gibbs Law Group LLP, Linda Lam worked at a national employment law firm, where she represented workers in lawsuits to recover unpaid wages and benefits.
Steve has prosecuted a variety of complex employment cases involving misclassification of independent contractors. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
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