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Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA |
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| Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor |
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| Exemptions Applicable to Agriculture, Processing of Agricultural Commodities, and Related Subjects Under the Fair Labor Standards Act |
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| Employment or Agricultural Employees in Processing Shade- Grown Tobacco; Exemption From Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Requirements Under Section 13(a)(14) |
Under section 13(a)(14) of the Act all the following conditions must
be met in order for the exemption to apply to an employee:
(a) He must work on ``shade-grown tobacco.''
(b) He must be an ``agricultural employee'' employed ``in the
growing and harvesting'' of shade-grown tobacco.
(c) He must be engaged ``in the processing * * * of such tobacco''
and this processing must be both ``prior to the stemming process'' and
to prepare the tobacco ``for use as cigar wrapper tobacco.'' These
requirements are discussed in the foIlowing sections of this subpart.
Shade-Grown Tobacco