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California Inside Salesperson Exemption
The California inside sales exemption is different in many respects from the California outside sales exemption. Under California law, the "commissioned sales exemption" better known as the “California overtime exemption inside sales” does not apply unless (i) the employee is an "outside" salesperson, who spends more than half of their time engaging in sales activities outside the employer's place of business; or (ii) the salesperson makes more than 1 ½ times the minimum wage, and more than half of that employee's compensation represents commissions. More importantly, the "commissioned inside sales exemption" only applies to workers who are employed in the mercantile industry (covered by Wage Order 7) or in professional, technical, clerical, mechanical and similar occupations (covered by Wage Order 4). You may find all wage orders relating to the California inside salesperson exemption and other exemptions on our Resources page.

Much like the outside sales exemption, California overtime law attorneys have found the inside salesperson exemption to also be another hotly contested area of litigation and the subject of much abuse by employers.

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