1. Labor Commissioner's Office

DLSE Opinion Letters

PLEASE NOTE: Labor Commissioner opinion letters posted on this website going forward will generally be accompanied by the letter that requested the issuance of the opinion. All future opinion letters will contain the following disclaimer, and will be based on the following express and implied terms:

This opinion is based on the facts and circumstances described in your request and is given based on your representation, express or implied, that you have provided a full and fair description of all the facts and circumstances that would be pertinent to our consideration of the questions presented. Existence of any other factual or historical background not contained in your letter might require a conclusion different from the one expressed herein.

Cautionary Note: All Wage Orders except Orders 14 and 17 contain references to specific Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) sections. These references are in the section of the Wage Orders that discuss their applicability. All the references relate to determining in employees meet the "Executive," ""Administrative," and/or "Professional" exemption.

Because the CFR sections referenced are those in effect when the Wage Orders were amended, and because some of the current CFRs have been amended, click on the link to access the correct 29 CFR language that is referenced in the Wage Orders 1-13 and 15 or click on the following link to access the correct 29 CFR language that is referenced in Wage Order 16.

August 2024