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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2c6Zy4kgM8] In Part 3 of our series on understanding FLSA exemptions, we went over the qualifications for the professional employee exemption. In Part 4, we will cover the computer employee, outside sales employee, and highly-compensated worker exemption. To qualify for the computer employee exemption, the following tests must be met: The employee must be compensated either on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $684 per week (as of 2020) or, if compensated on an hourly basis, at a rate not less than $27.63 an hour. The employee must be employed as a computer systems analyst, computer programmer, software engineer, or other similarly skilled workers in the computer field performing the duties described below. The employee’s primary duty must consist of: The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software, or system functional specifications. The design, development, documentation, an