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29CFR541.200 - General rule for administrative employees.

• Section Number: 541.200
• Section Name: General rule for administrative employees.

    (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 a rate of not less than 
$455 per week (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 Sec.  541.602; ``fee 
basis'' is defined at Sec.  541.605; ``board, lodging or other 
facilities'' is defined at Sec.  541.606; and ``primary duty'' is 
defined at Sec.  541.700.