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29 CFR 541.200 General rule for administrative employees.

29 CFR Part 541: Defining And Delimiting The Exemptions For Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer And Outside Sales Employees (29 CFR Part 541)

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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 pursuant to § 541.600 at a rate of not less than $684 per week (or $455 per week if employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands by employers other than the Federal government, or $380 per week if employed in American Samoa by employers other than the Federal government), exclusive of board, lodging or other facilities;

(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.

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ID: provision:us:29-cfr-541:541.200
sha256: 41cd2a530db2cf601af34ca8ee28c58e8a1828e5d881f86ea8b2d0b04a6b9c11
Official text: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/part-541 · eCFR, up to date as of 2026-09-25 · Read 2026-09-29
Source: NovaCopilot

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