Doubtful.[1] California has limited exemptions for overtime that can't simply be avoided by paying salary. Even a significant number of 'IT professionals' should be paid overtime. [2]

[1] http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_overtimeexemptions.htm [2] https://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/ComputerSoftware.pdf

Nope CA passed a law exempting IT professionals and M&P grades are normally always exempt even In places like France