[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR779.1]

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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 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

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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 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.