29 CFR § 541.702 - Exempt and nonexempt work.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s541.702"
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title: "29 CFR § 541.702 - Exempt and nonexempt work."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "541.702"
section_name: "Exempt and nonexempt work."
chapter_name: "WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS"
part_number: "541"
part_name: "DEFINING AND DELIMITING THE EXEMPTIONS FOR EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, PROFESSIONAL, COMPUTER AND OUTSIDE SALES EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 213; Public Law 101-583, 104 Stat. 2871; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950 (3 CFR 1945-53 Comp. p. 1004); Secretary's Order No. 4-2001 (66 FR 29656).29 U.S.C. 213; Pub. L. 101-583, 104 Stat. 2871; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950 (3 CFR, 1945-53 Comp., p. 1004); Secretary's Order 01-2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014)."
regulatory_source: "69 FR 22260, Apr. 23, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
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# 541.702 Exempt and nonexempt work.

The term “exempt work” means all work described in §§ 541.100, 541.101, 541.200, 541.300, 541.301, 541.302, 541.303, 541.304, 541.400 and 541.500, and the activities directly and closely related to such work. All other work is considered “nonexempt.”