{"id":40,"date":"2008-12-15T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2008-12-15T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanfranciscoemploymentattorneys.net\/blog\/?p=40"},"modified":"2008-12-15T08:00:52","modified_gmt":"2008-12-15T08:00:52","slug":"california-learned-professional-exemption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.california-labor-law-attorney.com\/california-learned-professional-exemption\/","title":{"rendered":"California Learned Professional Exemption receives further Attention and Clarification"},"content":{"rendered":"

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California’s Ninth Circuit courts have issued another recent decision regarding the California Learned Professional Exemption<\/a>. The appellate court established a law clerk as exempt from state and federal overtime. This law clerk graduated from law school but had not passed the California Bar Exam. Zelasko-Barrett v. Brayton-Purcell, LLP<\/em><\/a>, 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 1080 (Cal. App. 1st Dist. Aug. 17, 2011).<\/p>\n

On June 15, 2011, the Ninth Circuit revisited the California Learned Professional Exemption when it determined Campbell v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 9th Cir., No. 09-16370, 6\/15\/11<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Generally in past cases, the use of the Learned Professional Exemption has typically revolved around employment positions such as engineering or more recently accounting. On August 17, 2011, the First Appellate District reviewed and denied the dispute to use of the California Labor Code\u2019s Learned Professional Exemption in the legal industry. Zelasko-Barrett v. Brayton-Purcell, LLP, 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 1080 (Cal. App. 1st Dist. Aug. 17, 2011).<\/p>\n

Zelasko, Brayton-Purcell, LLP, hired law students and law graduates who had not yet passed the bar exam as \u201cLaw Clerk I\u201d and \u201cLaw Clerk II\u201d, respectively. The plaintiff had the Law Clerk II position before his entrance to the bar for roughly 2 years, then was promoted to Associate Attorney. The Marin County Superior Court found that the plaintiff was correctly classified as exempt when he held the position of Law Clerk II.<\/p>\n

The court held:
\n\u201cFederal regulations after which [the California learned professional exemption] was explicitly patterned . . . condition the learned professions exemption under federal law upon completion of an advanced course of education, not upon licensure,\u201d<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the court ruled that possession of the degree, along with Defendant\u2019s undisputed evidence that a Law Clerk II was required to perform all the same duties as a junior attorney, satisfied the exemption\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n

The Zelasko<\/em> case may not have been a success for the plaintiff, and certainly lends doubt to how similar proceedings will fair. But since there are still California courts now applying the principals set forth in the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Campbell v. Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP, it is likely that employers will take a second look at how they classify their employees.<\/p>\n

If you have been classified as a salary or exempt employee, it can never hurt to have a California Employment Attorney<\/a> examine your job duties to be certain you have been classified properly. If you haven\u2019t been paid properly, you are likely owed a substantial amount in overtime and possibly even meal and rest break violations.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions about this article or our blog, feel free to call us at: (415) 230-2755<\/p>\n

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