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S 1747 112th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Computers and information technology Labor standards Wages and earnings

CPU Act

Introduced: October 20, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 20, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 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.

What's happening now October 20, 2011

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1