Labor/Employment
Sep. 13, 2011
So your employees are pretty smart ... but are they 'learned professionals’?
State law has expanded the traditionally defined trio of professionals to exempt more workers from overtime pay. By Leslie A. McAdam of Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP
Traditionally, there have been three learned professions: law, medicine, and theology. These professions are characterized by specialized education, expert skills, strict moral and ethical obligations, and a position of trust in relation to those they serve. But over time, the definition of a "professional" appears to have expanded to include anyone proud of a job well done - real estate agents, surveyors, engineers, and so on. The w...
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