29 CFR Part 541: Defining And Delimiting The Exemptions For Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer And Outside Sales Employees
29 CFR Part 541 · United States · eCFR, up to date as of 2026-09-25
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Sections
- 29 CFR 541.0 Introductory statement.
- 29 CFR 541.1 Terms used in regulations.
- 29 CFR 541.2 Job titles insufficient.
- 29 CFR 541.3 Scope of the section 13(a)(1) exemptions.
- 29 CFR 541.4 Other laws and collective bargaining agreements.
- 29 CFR 541.100 General rule for executive employees.
- 29 CFR 541.101 Business owner.
- 29 CFR 541.102 Management.
- 29 CFR 541.103 Department or subdivision.
- 29 CFR 541.104 Two or more other employees.
- 29 CFR 541.105 Particular weight.
- 29 CFR 541.106 Concurrent duties.
- 29 CFR 541.200 General rule for administrative employees.
- 29 CFR 541.201 Directly related to management or general business operations.
- 29 CFR 541.202 Discretion and independent judgment.
- 29 CFR 541.203 Administrative exemption examples.
- 29 CFR 541.204 Educational establishments.
- 29 CFR 541.300 General rule for professional employees.
- 29 CFR 541.301 Learned professionals.
- 29 CFR 541.302 Creative professionals.
- 29 CFR 541.303 Teachers.
- 29 CFR 541.304 Practice of law or medicine.
- 29 CFR 541.400 General rule for computer employees.
- 29 CFR 541.401 Computer manufacture and repair.
- 29 CFR 541.402 Executive and administrative computer employees.
- 29 CFR 541.500 General rule for outside sales employees.
- 29 CFR 541.501 Making sales or obtaining orders.
- 29 CFR 541.502 Away from employer's place of business.
- 29 CFR 541.503 Promotion work.
- 29 CFR 541.504 Drivers who sell.
- 29 CFR 541.600 Amount of salary required.
- 29 CFR 541.601 Highly compensated employees.
- 29 CFR 541.602 Salary basis.
- 29 CFR 541.603 Effect of improper deductions from salary.
- 29 CFR 541.604 Minimum guarantee plus extras.
- 29 CFR 541.605 Fee basis.
- 29 CFR 541.606 Board, lodging or other facilities.
- 29 CFR 541.700 Primary duty.
- 29 CFR 541.701 Customarily and regularly.
- 29 CFR 541.702 Exempt and nonexempt work.
- 29 CFR 541.703 Directly and closely related.
- 29 CFR 541.704 Use of manuals.
- 29 CFR 541.705 Trainees.
- 29 CFR 541.706 Emergencies.
- 29 CFR 541.707 Occasional tasks.
- 29 CFR 541.708 Combination exemptions.
- 29 CFR 541.709 Motion picture producing industry.
- 29 CFR 541.710 Employees of public agencies.
Source
Official text: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/part-541. Read 2026-09-29. Source: NovaCopilot.
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