[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: 29CFR779.106]

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                             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 B_Employment to Which the Act May Apply: Basic Principles and 
                           Individual Coverage
 
Sec. 779.106  Employees employed by an independent employer.

    Where the work of an employee would be closely related and directly 
essential to the production of goods for commerce if he were employed by 
a producer of the goods, the mere fact

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that the employee is employed by an independent employer will not 
justify a different answer. (See Sec. Sec. 776.17(c) and 776.19 of this 
chapter.)