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CFR  

Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA

Title 29  

Labor

 

Chapter V  

Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor

 

 

Part 552  

Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service

 

 

 

Subpart A  

General Regulations


29 CFR 552.3 - Domestic service employment.

  • Section Number: 552.3
  • Section Name: Domestic service employment.

    As used in section 13(a)(15) of the Act, the term domestic service 
employment refers to services of a household nature performed by an 
employee in or about a private home (permanent or temporary) of the 
person by whom he or she is employed. The term includes employees such 
as cooks, waiters, butlers, valets, maids, housekeepers, governesses, 
nurses, janitors, laundresses, caretakers, handymen, gardeners, footmen, 
grooms, and chauffeurs of automobiles for family use. It also includes 
babysitters employed on other than a casual basis. This listing is 
illustrative and not exhaustive.
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