[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: 29CFR776.14]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
         CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 776_INTERPRETATIVE BULLETIN ON THE GENERAL COVERAGE OF THE WAGE AND 
HOURS PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 776.14  Elements of ``production'' coverage.

    Sections 6 and 7 of the Act, as has been noted, cover not only 
employees who are engaged ``in commerce'' as explained above, but also 
``each'' and ``any'' employee who is engaged in the ``production'' of 
``goods'' for ``commerce''. What employees are so engaged can be 
determined only by references to the very comprehensive definitions 
which Congress has supplied to make clear what is meant by 
``production'', by ``goods,'' and by ``commerce'' as those words are 
used in sections 6 and 7. In the light of these definitions, there are 
three interrelated elements of coverage to be considered in determining 
whether an employee is engaged in the production of goods for commerce: 
(a) There must be ``production''; (b) such production must be of 
``goods''; (c) such production of goods must be ``for commerce''; all 
within the meaning of the Act. \51\ The three elements of ``production'' 
coverage are discussed in order in the sections following.
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    \51\ These elements need not be considered if the employee would be 
covered in any event because engaged ``in commerce'' under the 
principles discussed in preceding sections of this part.
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