29 CFR § 548.404 - Kinds of jobs or employees.

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part_name: "AUTHORIZATION OF ESTABLISHED BASIC RATES FOR COMPUTING OVERTIME PAY"
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# 548.404 Kinds of jobs or employees.

The application should describe or otherwise identify the employees to whom the established basic rate will apply. The individual employees need not be identified by name but may be described in terms of job classification, department, location or other appropriate identifying characteristics.

[20 FR 5683, Aug. 6, 1955]