[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: 29CFR779.202]

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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 C_Employment to Which the Act May Apply; Enterprise Coverage
 
Sec. 779.202  Basic concepts of definition.

    Under the definition, the ``enterprise'' consists of ``the related 
activities performed * * * for a common business purpose.'' All of the 
activities comprising the enterprise must be ``related.'' Activities 
serving a single business purpose may be related, although different, 
but other activities which are not related are not included in the 
enterprise. The definition makes clear that the enterprise includes all 
such related activities which are performed through ``unified 
operation'' or ``common control.'' This is true even if they are 
performed by more than one person, or in more than one establishment, or 
by more than one corporate or other organizational unit. Specifically 
included, as a part of the enterprise,

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are departments of an establishment operated through leasing 
arrangements. On the other hand, the definition excludes from the 
``enterprise'' activities only performed ``for'' the enterprise rather 
than as a part of it by an independent contractor even if they are 
related to the activities of the enterprise. Also, it makes clear that a 
truly independent retail or service establishment does not become a part 
of a larger enterprise merely because it enters into certain types of 
franchise or collective purchasing arrangements or because it has a 
common landlord with other such retail establishments.