[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: 29CFR779.106] [Page 427] 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 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.)