29 C.F.R. § 780.401 General explanatory statement.
Title 29 - Labor
(a) Section 13(b)(12) of the Act contains the same wording as did section 13(a)(6) prior to the 1966 amendments. The effect of this is to provide a complete overtime exemption for any employee employed in “agriculture” who does not qualify for exemption under section 13(a)(6) (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) of the 1966 amendments. (b) In addition to exempting employees employed in agriculture, section 13(b)(12) also exempts from the overtime provisions of the Act employees employed in specified irrigation activities. Prior to the 1966 amendments these employees were exempt from the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements of the Act. (c) For exempt employment in “agriculture,” see subpart B of this part.
Title 29: Labor
PART 780—EXEMPTIONS APPLICABLE TO AGRICULTURE, PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AND RELATED SUBJECTS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
Subpart E—Employment in Agriculture or Irrigation That Is Exempted From the Overtime Pay Requirements Under Section 13(b)(12)
§ 780.401 General explanatory statement.
