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33 Hous. L. Rev. 859 (1996-1997)
FLSA Exemptions and the Computing Workforce

handle is hein.journals/hulr33 and id is 871 raw text is: COMMENT
FLSA EXEMPTIONS AND THE COMPUTING
WORKFORCE*
Table of Contents
I.    INTRODUCTION  ......................  860
11.   THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS AcT ............ 863
III.  INTERPRETING THE WHITE COLLAR
EXEMPTIONS  .........................  881
IV.   THE  COURTS  .........................  883
A Routine Programming ................ 883
B.  Designing Systems .................... 886
C.  Professionals ....................... 887
D.  Systems Programmers ................ 889
E.  User Support ......................  890
F.  Short Duties Test Analysis ............. 891
G. Systems Software Expert .............. 894
H. Primary Duty Test .................. 894
I.  Operations Manager .................  896
J.  Training  ..........................  897
K Data Processing Manager .............. 899
L.  Programmer/Analyst ................. 901
M. Hourly Programmer .................. 902
V.    ANALYSIS  ...........................  903
A  Preparedness ....................... 904
B. Failure of the Courts .................. 906
*  This Comment was selected as the recipient of the 1996 Holtzman,
Urquhart, Bayko & Moore, P.C. award for the best paper in the area of commercial,
employment, or tort litigation.

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