29 CFR § 810.130 - Executive, Management, Research and Development, Engineering, and Other Personnel.

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title: "29 CFR § 810.130 - Executive, Management, Research and Development, Engineering, and Other Personnel."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "810.130"
section_name: "Executive, Management, Research and Development, Engineering, and Other Personnel."
chapter_name: "WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "OTHER LAWS"
part_number: "810"
part_name: "HIGH-WAGE COMPONENTS OF THE LABOR VALUE CONTENT REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 1508(b)(4) and 19 U.S.C. 4535(b); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 39810, July 1, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 810.130 Executive, Management, Research and Development, Engineering, and Other Personnel.

The average hourly base wage rate does not include any hours worked by:

(a) Executive or management staff who generally have the authority to make final decisions to hire, fire, promote, transfer and discipline employees;

(b) Workers engaged in research and development; or

(c) Engineers, mechanics, or technicians, if such personnel are not responsible for maintaining and ensuring the operation of the production line or tools and equipment used in the production of vehicles or parts.