California Labor Code

§ 515.7

LAB § 515.7 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)If an employee is employed to provide instruction for a course or laboratory at an independent institution of higher education, the employee shall be classified as employed in a professional capacity under Wage Order No. 4-2001 of the Industrial Welfare Commission, or under Wage Order No. 5-2001 of the Industrial Welfare Commission, and shall be exempt from paragraphs (2), (3), and (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 226, and Sections 510 and 512, when all of the following apply:

(1)The employee is employed in a professional capacity. For the purpose of this section, an employee shall be considered to be employed in a professional capacity under Wage Order No. 4-2001 or Wage Order No. 5-2001, notwithstanding clauses (a) and (d) of subparagraph (3) of paragraph (A) of Section 1 of Wage Order 4 and clauses (a) and (d) of subparagraph (3) of paragraph (B) of Section 1 of Wage Order 5, if:

(A)The employee is primarily engaged in an occupation commonly recognized as a learned or artistic profession; and

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 158, Sec. 1. (AB 3105) Effective January 1, 2025.