[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: 29CFR779.202]

[Page 430]
 
                             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, 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.