[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: 29CFR784.1]

[Page 664]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
         CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 784_PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT APPLICABLE TO FISHING 
AND OPERATIONS ON AQUATIC PRODUCTS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 784.1  General scope of the Act.

    The Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, is a Federal statute of 
general application which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, equal 
pay, and child labor requirements that apply as provided in the Act. 
Employers and employees in enterprises engaged in fishing and related 
activities, or in operations on aquatic products on shore, 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 
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.