[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR553.1]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
         CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 553_APPLICATION OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT TO EMPLOYEES OF 
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 553.1  Definitions.




                            Subpart A_General

                              Introduction

Sec.
553.1 Definitions.
553.2 Purpose and scope.
553.3 Coverage--general.

                     Section 3(e)(2)(C)--Exclusions

553.10 General.
553.11 Exclusion for elected officials and their appointees.
553.12 Exclusion for employees of legislative branches.

        Section 7(o)--Compensatory Time and Compensatory Time Off

553.20 Introduction.
553.21 Statutory provisions.
553.22 ``FLSA compensatory time'' and ``FLSA compensatory time off''.
553.23 Agreement or understanding prior to performance of work.
553.24 ``Public safety'', ``emergency response'', and ``seasonal'' 
          activities.
553.25 Conditions for use of compensatory time (``reasonable period'', 
          ``unduly disrupt'').
553.26 Cash overtime payments.
553.27 Payments for unused compensatory time.
553.28 Other compensatory time.

                            Other Exemptions

553.30 Occasional or sporadic employment--section 7(p)(2).
553.31 Substitution--section 7(p)(3).
553.32 Other FLSA exemptions.

                              Recordkeeping

553.50 Records to be kept of compensatory time.
553.51 Records to be kept for employees paid pursuant to section 7(k).

                          Subpart B_Volunteers

553.100 General.
553.101 ``Volunteer'' defined.
553.102 Employment by the same public agency.
553.103 ``Same type of services'' defined.
553.104 Private individuals who volunteer services to public agencies.
553.105 Mutual aid agreements.
553.106 Payment of expenses, benefits, or fees.

   Subpart C_Fire Protection and Law Enforcement Employees of Public 
                                Agencies

                           General Principles

553.200 Statutory provisions: section 13(b)(20).
553.201 Statutory provisions: section 7(k).
553.202 Limitations.

                         Exemption Requirements

553.210 Fire protection activities.

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553.211 Law enforcement activities.
553.212 Twenty percent limitation on nonexempt work.
553.213 Public agency employees engaged in both fire protection and law 
          enforcement activities.
553.214 Trainees.
553.215 Ambulance and rescue service employees.
553.216 Other exemptions.

            Tour of Duty and Compensable Hours of Work Rules

553.220 ``Tour of duty'' defined.
553.221 Compensable hours of work.
553.222 Sleep time.
553.223 Meal time.
553.224 ``Work period'' defined.
553.225 Early relief.
553.226 Training time.
553.227 Outside employment.

                       Overtime Compensation Rules

553.230 Maximum hours standards for work periods of 7 to 28 days--
          section 7(k).
553.231 Compensatory time off.
553.232 Overtime pay requirements.
553.233 ``Regular rate'' defined.

    Authority: Secs. 1-19 52 Stat. 1060, as amended (29 U.S.C. 201-219); 
Pub. L. 99-150. 99 Stat. 787 (29 U.S.C. 203, 207, 211).

    Source: 52 FR 2032, Jan. 16, 1987, unless otherwise noted.


                              Introduction


    (a) Act or FLSA means the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as 
amended (52 Stat. 1060, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 201-219).
    (b) 1985 Amendments means the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 
1985 (Pub. L. 99-150).
    (c) Public agency means a State, a political subdivision of a State 
or an interstate governmental agency.
    (d) State means a State of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or any other Territory or 
possession of the United States (29 U.S.C. 203(c) and 213(f)).