WAC 296-128-520
Administrative. The term "individual
employed in a bona fide . . . administrative . . . capacity" in
RCW 49.46.010 (5)(c) shall mean any employee:
(1) Whose primary duty consists of the performance of office
or non-manual field work directly related to management policies
or general business operations of his employer or his employer's
customers; or
(2) The performance of functions in the administration of a
school system, or educational establishment or institution, or of
a department or subdivision thereof, in work directly related to
the academic instruction or training carried on therein; and
(3) Who customarily and regularly exercises discretion and
independent judgment; and
(a) Who regularly and directly assists a proprietor, or an
employee employed in a bona fide executive or administrative
capacity (as such terms are defined in this regulation), or
(b) Who performs under only general supervision work along
specialized or technical lines requiring special training,
experience or knowledge, or
(c) Who executes under only general supervision special
assignments and tasks; and
(4) Who does not devote more than 20 percent, or, in the
case of an employee of a retail or service establishment who does
not devote as much as 40 percent of his hours worked in the work
week to activities which are not directly and closely related to
the performance of the work described in paragraphs (1) through
(3) of this section; and
(a) Who is compensated for his services on a salary or fee
basis at a rate of not less than $155 per week exclusive of
board, lodging, or other facilities; or
(b) Who, in the case of academic administrative personnel is
compensated for his services as required by paragraph (4)(a) of
this section, or on a salary basis which is at least equal to the
entrance salary for teachers in the school system, educational
establishment, or institution by which he is employed: Provided,
That an employee who is compensated on a salary or fee basis at a
rate of not less than $250 per week (exclusive of board, lodging,
or other facilities), and whose primary duty consists of the
performance of office or non-manual work directly related to
management policies or general business operations of his
employer or his employer's customers; which includes work
requiring the exercise of discretion and independent judgment,
shall be deemed to meet all of the requirements of this section.
[Order 76-5, § 296-128-520, filed 2/24/76.]