No. 1: In order to be properly classified as an inside salesperson under California law, you must meet all of the following requirements: (a) You must earn more than 1.5 times the minimum wage; (b) More than 50 percent of your compensation must consist of commissions; and (c) You must work in an industry covered by either Industrial Welfare Commission (“IWC”) Wage Order No. 4 or Wage Order No. 7 (see below).
No. 2: IWC Wage Order No. 4 applies to all persons employed in professional, technical, clerical, mechanical, and similar occupations. IWC Wage Order No. 7 applies to all persons employed in the mercantile industry.
No. 3: If you are properly classified as an inside salesperson under California law, your employer is not required to pay you overtime compensation.
No. 4: However, as an inside salesperson, you are still entitled to meal and rest breaks. Specifically, if you work more than five hours during a day, you are entitled to one 30-minute meal break. If you work more than ten hours during a day, you are entitled to two 30-minute meal breaks. Regarding rest breaks, you are entitled to one 10-minute rest break if you work 3.5 hours to 6 hours during a day; two 10-minute rest breaks if you work more than 6 hours up to 10 hours during a day, and three 10-minute rest breaks if you work more than 10 hours up to 14 hours during a day.
No. 5: If your employer fails to provide you with a meal break or rest break, your employer must pay you one hour of pay at your regular rate of compensation for each day that such failure occurs. If, on a particular day, your employer fails to provide you with a meal break and a rest break, then your employer must pay you two hours of pay at your regular rate of compensation.
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