How much does an exempt white collar employee make?
Therefore, if a white collar exemption is determined, it could indicate that an employer would not be required to track and pay overtime for the exempt employee. Under federal law, to be classified under one of the white collar exemptions, an employee must make at least $684 per week (which translates to $35,568 per year).
What’s the minimum salary for an exempt employee?
As of January 1, 2021, the minimum annual salary to qualify for an exempt employee would be $58,240 (Double the state minimum wage $14.00/hour for employers with 26 or more employees is $28.00/hour x 40 hours/week x 52 weeks = $58,240). For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the minimum annual salary would be $54,080.
Are there white collar exemptions in the state of Oregon?
Oregon’s “white collar” exemptions were patterned largely after federal law, however, when state and federal regulations conflict, employers subject to both laws must apply the standard that is most beneficial to the employee.
Do you have to track hours worked as a white collar employee?
No, if an employee is truly exempt as a “white collar” employee, there is no affirmative requirement to track hours worked though employers may elect to track hours worked for business purposes like job costing, benefit accruals or computing an employee’s entitlement to intermittent family leave under OFLA or FMLA.
Therefore, if a white collar exemption is determined, it could indicate that an employer would not be required to track and pay overtime for the exempt employee. Under federal law, to be classified under one of the white collar exemptions, an employee must make at least $684 per week (which translates to $35,568 per year).
Oregon’s “white collar” exemptions were patterned largely after federal law, however, when state and federal regulations conflict, employers subject to both laws must apply the standard that is most beneficial to the employee.
No, if an employee is truly exempt as a “white collar” employee, there is no affirmative requirement to track hours worked though employers may elect to track hours worked for business purposes like job costing, benefit accruals or computing an employee’s entitlement to intermittent family leave under OFLA or FMLA.
As of January 1, 2021, the minimum annual salary to qualify for an exempt employee would be $58,240 (Double the state minimum wage $14.00/hour for employers with 26 or more employees is $28.00/hour x 40 hours/week x 52 weeks = $58,240). For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the minimum annual salary would be $54,080.