Particular Weight
•Factors include, but are not limited to:
*Whether it is part of the employee’s job duties to make suggestions and recommendations
*The frequency with which suggestions and recommendations are made or requested
*The frequency with which the employee’s suggestions and recommendations are relied upon
An exempt executive employee must have “the authority to hire or fire other employees” or must have his or her suggestions and recommendations as to the hiring, firing, advancement, promotion or any other change of status be given “particular weight.”  A key term in this element is “particular weight.”  Factors to consider when determining whether an employee’s recommendations are given “particular weight” include, but are not limited to: whether it is part of the employee’s job duties to make recommendations; the frequency with which recommendations are made or requested; and the frequency with which the recommendations are relied upon.