Salary requirement for exempt employee met with combined U.S. and foreign currency, says federal Wage-Hour opinion letter.

The employees are foreign nationals temporarily working in the U.S. receiving compensation both in the currency from their home country and in dollars. The employees meet the other requirements for exempt executive, administrative, or professional employees, but the dollar amount of their pay falls below the minimum salary requirement of $455 per week. The salary threshold is met when the amount is combined with the foreign currency using the applicable exchange rate at the time of payment, according to the opinion letter.