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Continuing on the topic of what the difference is between “primary duty” and “primarily engaged” when studying wage and hour laws in California, under the federal law, time is not the sole test.  An employee who spends less than 50 percent of his time on exempt duties may nevertheless meet the "primary duty" requirement if other pertinent factors support such a conclusion.