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Highly compensated employees
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- Highly compensated employees qualify for exemption under FLSA if their job duties and salary meet the criteria.
Highly compensated employees performing office or non-manual work and paid a total annual compensation of $107,432 or more (which must include at least $684 per week paid on a salary or fee basis) are exempt from the FLSA if they customarily and regularly perform at least one of the duties of an exempt executive, administrative, or professional employee identified in the standard tests for exemption.