For the first time we report the effect on the rat of long-term (two years) inhalation of nicotine. The rats breathed in a chamber with nicotine at a concentration giving twice the plasma concentration found in heavy smokers. Nicotine was given for 20 h a day, five days a week during a two-year period.
California law requires that in order to be classified as exempt, an employee must earn a monthly salary which is twice the state minimum for a full time employee (40 hours per week). Currently the minimum salary for a full time, exempt employee is $33,280 per year. This will increase on July 1, 2014 to a minimum exempt salary of $37,440 per year. By 2016, employees will need to earn at least $41,600 per year to meet the minimum salary test for exempt status. State minimum wage law will also impact the pay of commissioned inside sales employees.
The state labor department must publish its decision by April 1, 2016. The current minimum wage rate is in effect from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. The minimum wage is $7.25 per hour for employees receiving qualified health benefits from their employer and $8.25 per hour for employees who do not receive health benefits. 14 29 U.S.C. Â§ 207(i).