Question

For which of the following groups does the short test that determines exempt or nonexempt status contain no criteria related to salary?

A. Executives
B. Professionals
C. Administrative employees D. Outside salespeople

Answer 1

Under the FLSA, D. outside salespeople do not have salary level criteria included in the test for exempt status; instead, their status depends on their sales duties and working away from the employer's business.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has criteria for determining if an employee is exempt or nonexempt from overtime pay. When considering white-collar workers, such as executives, professionals, and administrative employees, these criteria often include both duties performed and salary level.

However, for outside salespeople, the exemption criteria do not include a salary requirement. Instead, their status is determined based on their primary duty of making sales or obtaining orders or contracts for services and the fact that they are customarily and regularly engaged away from the employer's place of business.