Bill > AB736

This bill requires that an employee employed to provide instruction for a course or laboratory at an independent institution of higher education be classified as employed in a professional capacity, and therefore exempt from certain wage and hour provisions of the Labor Code and Wage Orders, if the employee meets specific criteria. The key provisions include that the employee must be primarily engaged in a learned or artistic profession, exercise discretion and independent judgment, and be paid a minimum salary or pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. The bill also establishes minimum hourly rates for per-course or per-laboratory compensation. The bill is declared an urgency statute to ensure the continued ability of non-profit, independent institutions of higher education to provide education and training in critical fields.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

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