For a computer employee to qualify for the Exemption under the Computer-Related Occupations, they must meet the following tests and salary basis requirements. The employee must be compensated either on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per 40 hour week or, if compensated on an hourly basis, at a rate not less than $27.63 an hour. The two amounts are not the same.
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.
Ok...what the hell does this mean ?
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