Is there a high salary proviso for managerial employees who are compensated on a salary basis?
This Act contains an upset or high salary proviso for managerial employees who are compensated on a salary basis at a rate of not less than $250 per week exclusive of board, lodging, or other facilities. Such a highly paid employee is deemed to meet all the requirements in the Act if the employee’s primary duty consists of the management of the enterprise in which employed or of a customarily recognized department or subdivision thereof and includes the customary and regular direction of the work of two or more other employees therein. If an employee qualifies for exemption under this proviso, it is not necessary to test that employee’s qualifications. In Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa is the proviso any different? In Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa the proviso applies to those managerial employees (other than employees of the Federal Government) who are paid on a salary basis at a rate of not less than $200 per week. Are mechanics, carpenters,
