Most employees in the U.S. qualify to receive time and one-half rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, but some employees are exempt. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, these include: executive, administrative, professional, computer employee, outside sales, highly compensated, and blue-collar workers. According to the Dept. of Labor, these are the executive exemption requirements as of September 2019.
- Employee must have a salary of $684 per week.
- Primary duty must be managing the enterprise or one of its customarily recognized departments or subdivisions.
- Employee must customarily direct the work of at least two full-time employees or their equivalent.
- The employee must have the authority (or influence) to affect the hiring, firing, or change in status of other employees.
