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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.11

FAR 22.1102 Definition.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section defines what counts as a 'professional employee' for the rules in this subpart of the FAR. It matters to contractors because whether a worker is a professional employee affects how certain labor rules apply to them.

Applies to: Contractors and workers covered by this subpart of the FAR

Key terms: professional employee · bona fide professional capacity · 29 CFR part 541 · professional duties

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Professional employee, as used in this subpart, means any person meeting the definition of employee employed in a bona fide . . . professional capacity given in 29 CFR part 541. The term embraces members of those professions having a recognized status based upon acquiring professional knowledge through prolonged study. Examples of these professions include accountancy, actuarial computation, architecture, dentistry, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, the sciences (such as biology, chemistry, and physics), and teaching. To be a professional employee, a person must not only be a professional but must be involved essentially in discharging professional duties.

← 22.1101 Applicability. · 22.1103 Policy, procedures, and solicitation provision. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 22

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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