Holly is the HR Professional for her organization and she's examining the type of exemptions for computer employees. What is the minimum rate that the computer employee must earn to be considered exem

The FLSA explicitly codifies $27.63 per hour as the minimum hourly rate for the computer employee exemption, a rate set by statute in 1996 that has remained unchanged since then. This threshold applies specifically to computer professionals paid on an hourly basis, while salaried computer employees must instead meet the standard white-collar salary level threshold.

$17.03 per hour is not a threshold recognized under any FLSA exemption category for computer employees.

$45.33 per hour exceeds the statutory minimum and is not the correct qualifying hourly rate under the computer employee exemption.

$31.23 per hour is not the correct statutory minimum - the FLSA sets this specific figure at $27.63 per hour.