Opinion ID: 775086
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Heading: Relationship Between Salary and Wages Paid Other Employees

Text: 45 The relationship between the Baldwins' salary and the wages paid to the assistant managers supports an exemption. As managers, the Baldwins $2,400 managers' salary was at least $500, or $250 per person, more per month than the assistant managers's base salary of either $1,700 or $1,900. The difference in compensation was greater because the Baldwins lived in an on-site apartment provided by the park that was of greater value than the RV that housed the assistant managers, and the Baldwins were eligible for bonus compensation provided they worked at least one year at the park. 7 46 The Baldwins argue that the short test requires that managers have either the authority to hire or fire other employers or that their suggestions and recommendations on hiring or firing and advancement of employees are given particular weight. 29 C.F.R. §§ 541.1(c). This is a separate requirement only under the long test, see 29 C.F.R. §§ 541.119(a), not under the short test. The district correctly considered this factor solely in determining the extent of the Baldwins' management responsibilities. 47 The district court concluded that the Baldwins conducted initial interviews, had the power to recommend and execute the decision of hiring or firing an employee with Kramer's consent, and that the Baldwins recommended the firing of assistant managers Mayo and Shiery. While there may be a dispute on the extent of the Baldwins' influence on Kramer's hiring and firing, the district court's factual conclusions are supported by the record even when giving adverse inferences to the Baldwins. Weight is also properly given to this factor because the Baldwins hired part-time laborers to do maintenance work at the park on at least two occasions. 48 The Baldwins' employment meets the primary duty requirement of the executive exemption because the Baldwins had authority and discretion to manage the park on a day-to-day basis without supervision and control from Trailer Inns, Inc. 8