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title: "Compare a roster with the executive, administrative and professional exemption"
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practice_area: "Employment & Workplace Relations (incl. WHS)"
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jurisdictions: ["US"]
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# Compare a roster with the executive, administrative and professional exemption

> Build a table of each worker's duties, hours and pay from the roster and the position descriptions, and leave a blank for the exemption conclusion.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Employment & Workplace Relations (incl. WHS)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Build a table of each worker's duties, hours and pay from the roster and the position descriptions, and leave a blank for the exemption conclusion. |
| What the lawyer must review | 29 U.S.C. § 213(a) includes an employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity, including any employee employed as academic administrative personnel or as a teacher in elementary or secondary schools, or employed as an outside salesman, as those terms are defined and delimited from time to time by regulations of the Secretary. You open the current regulations before you decide. Do not use a salary figure from a generated draft. A job title does not decide the exemption. The section contains other exemptions; open any that might apply. State wage law can be stricter. Model Rule 1.6: keep the roster out of a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build a roster and classification comparison for a proposed change](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/build-a-roster-and-classification-comparison-for-a-proposed-change.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Build a table of each worker's duties, hours and pay from the roster and the position descriptions, and leave a blank for the exemption conclusion.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The statute points to the Secretary's regulations for the definitions. Do not invent a salary threshold.
- An employee of a retail or service establishment is not excluded from the executive or administrative category merely because of hours on unrelated work. Read that proviso in § 213 before you rely on it.

## Sources

- [29 U.S.C. § 213 (exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/213) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*