[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: 29CFR779.1]

[Page 460-461]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
         CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 779_THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT AS APPLIED TO RETAILERS OF GOODS OR 
SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 779.1  General scope of the Act.

    The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, is a Federal 
statute of general application which establishes minimum wage, maximum 
hours, overtime pay, equal pay, and child labor requirements that apply 
as provided in the Act. Employers and employees in enterprises in which 
retail sales of goods or services are made need to know how the Act 
applies to employment in these enterprises so that they may understand 
their rights and obligations under the law. All employees whose 
employment has the relationship to interstate or foreign commerce

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which the Act specifies are subject to the prescribed labor standards 
unless specifically exempted from them. Employers having such employees 
are required to comply with the Act's provisions in this regard and with 
specified recordkeeping requirements contained in Part 516 of this 
chapter. The law authorizes the Department of Labor to investigate for 
compliance and, in the event of violations, to supervise the payment of 
unpaid minimum wages or unpaid overtime compensation owing to any 
employee. The law also provides for enforcement in the courts.