Department or Subdivision
•Examples of customarily recognized departments or subdivisions include:
Human Resources
Compensation
Benefits
Recruitment
Training
EEO
Labor Relations
Sales
New York
Region
Chicago
Region
Boston
District
Atlanta
District
St. Louis
District
Cleveland
District
This definition may sound complex, so let’s look at two examples on the slide.  A corporation may have several large departments such as finance, legal, marketing, and human resources, each of which is a customarily recognized department.  But recognized subdivisions also include different areas organized under the larger departments.  Thus, an exempt executive may manage the compensation, benefits or labor relations functions within the human resources department.  Recognized subdivisions can also be geographically separate offices or branch establishments.  In a sales organization, for example, the managers in charge of each regional or district office could be exempt.