541.300—General rule for professional employees.
(a)
The term “employee employed in a bona fide professional capacity” in section 13(a)(1) of the Act shall mean any employee:
(1)
Compensated on a salary or fee basis at a rate of not less than $455 per week (or $380 per week, if employed in American Samoa by employers other than the Federal Government), exclusive of board, lodging, or other facilities; and
(i)
Requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction; or
(ii)
Requiring invention, imagination, originality or talent in a recognized field of artistic or creative endeavor.
(b)
The term “salary basis” is defined at § 541.602; “fee basis” is defined at § 541.605; “board, lodging or other facilities” is defined at § 541.606; and “primary duty” is defined at § 541.700.