Effective March 9, 2024, the Department adopted Title 29, Part 541.300 (Subpart D – Professional Employees) of the Code of Federal Regulations that were in effect as of October 27, 2023. An employee employed in a bona fide professional capacity shall mean any employee meeting the following criteria:
(1) Compensated on a salary or fee basis pursuant to §541.600 at a rate of not less than $684 per week..., exclusive of board, lodging, or other facilities; and
(2) Whose primary duty is the performance of work:
(i) Requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction; or
(ii) Requiring invention, imagination, originality or talent in a recognized field of artistic or creative endeavor.
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