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Code · CFR · Title 29 — Labor · Part 541 · § 541.200

§ 541.200. General rule for administrative employees.

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(a)The term "employee employed in a bona fide administrative capacity" in section 13(a)(1) of the Act shall mean any employee:
(1)Compensated on a salary or fee basis at not less than the level set forth in § 541.600;
(2)Whose primary duty is the performance of office or non-manual work directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer or the employer's customers; and
(3)Whose primary duty includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance.
(b)The term "salary basis" is defined at § 541.602; "fee basis" is defined at § 541.605; "board, lodging or other facilities" is defined at § 541.606; and "primary duty" is defined at § 541.700. \[69 FR 22260, Apr. 23, 2004, as amended at 81 FR 32549, May 23, 2016; 84 FR 51306, Sept. 27, 2019; 89 FR 32971, Apr. 26, 2024\]
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