[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: 29CFR779.200]

[Page 474]
 
                             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 C_Employment to Which the Act May Apply; Enterprise Coverage
 
Sec. 779.200  Coverage expanded by 1961 and 1966 amendments.

                      Enterprise; the Business Unit


    The 1961 amendments for the first time since the enactment of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 provided that all employees in a 
particular business unit are covered by the Act. Prior to the 1961 
amendments each employee's coverage depended on whether that employee's 
activities were in commerce or constituted the production of goods for 
commerce. All employees employed in an ``enterprise'' described in 
section 3(s)(1) through (5) of the Act as it was amended in 1961 and 
section 3(s)(1) through (4) of the Act as amended in 1966 are also 
covered. Thus, it is necessary to consider the meaning of the term 
``enterprise'' as used in the Act.