The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exempts from its minimum wage and overtime standards employees who qualify as administrative employees. For an employee to qualify for the administrative employee exemption, the following criteria must be met:
- Earn not less than $684 per week excluding board, lodging, and other facilities (except for $455 in Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and $380 for Samoa);
- be compensated on a salary or fee basis;
- have the primary duty of performing office or non-manual work directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer or the employer’s customers; and
- as part of their primary duty, exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance.
Related Topics
- Combination Exemptions
- Directly and Closely Related
- Directly Related to Management or General Business Operations
- Discretion and Independent Judgment with Respect to Matters of Significance
- Education Establishments
- Emergencies
- Fee Basis
- FLSA Exemptions Summary
- Occasional Nonexempt Tasks
- Primary Duty
- Salary Basis
- Trainees
