---
title: "Prepare the facts for an exemption question, without a coverage opinion"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/prepare-an-award-coverage-fact-sheet/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A14-P20260916-1-US"
practice_area: "Employment & Workplace Relations (incl. WHS)"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare the facts for an exemption question, without a coverage opinion

> Table each worker's duties, hours and pay from the records the lawyer supplies. Write no statement that a worker is covered or exempt.

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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 | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Table each worker's duties, hours and pay from the records the lawyer supplies. Write no statement that a worker is covered or exempt. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write any fact sheet that says who is covered. Section 213(a) includes an employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity, or as an outside salesman, as those terms are defined by regulations of the Secretary. You open the current regulations before any conclusion. A job title does not decide it. Section 207 states the overtime rule for hours over 40 in a workweek, with exceptions. State wage law can be stricter. Nothing in the table is a coverage opinion. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare an award-coverage fact sheet](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/prepare-an-award-coverage-fact-sheet.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Table each worker's duties, hours and pay from the records the lawyer supplies. Write no statement that a worker is covered or exempt.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- No sentence stating that a worker is covered or exempt is written by the tool.
- The Secretary's regulations define the exemptions. Do not invent a salary figure.

## 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)
- [29 U.S.C. § 207 (maximum hours and overtime)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/207) (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.*