S 1747 112th Congress Senate

CPU Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to modify provisions relating to the exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, softwa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to modify provisions relating to the exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, software engineers, or other similarly skilled workers.

Introduced: February 13, 2012 See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment Computers and information technologyLabor standardsWages and earnings

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Oct 20, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Oct 20, 2011

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action October 20, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Computer Professionals Update Act or CPU Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise and expand the exemption from overtime and minimum wage requirements for any employee who is an analyst, computer programmer, software engineer, or other skilled worker.

Extends the exemption to any employee working broadly in a computer or information technology (IT) occupation, including but not limited to work related to computers, information systems, components, networks, software, hardware, databases, security, the Internet, intranet, or websites. Adds to the current occupations cited designer, developer, and administrator.

Applies such exemption to IT professionals: (1) whose primary duties include, among other things, network or database analysis, consulting with users, and directing the work or training of individuals performing such duties; and (2) who are paid at a rate of at least $27.63 an hour (as under current law) or on a salary basis.

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