In order to be granted a certificate authorizing the employment of
industrial homeworkers, the employer must provide written assurances
concerning the employment of homeworkers subject to section 11(d) of the
Fair Labor Standards Act to the effect that:
(a) All homeworkers shall be paid in accordance with the monetary
provisions of the Act.
(b) All homeworkers shall be employed in compliance with the child
labor provisions contained in section 12 of the Act and regulations and
orders issued pursuant to section 12. All homeworkers will be instructed
not to permit minors to work in violation of such provisions.
(c) Records of hours worked and wages paid shall be maintained in
accordance with section 11 of the Act and part 516 of this chapter.
(d) All homeworkers shall complete homeworker handbooks in
accordance with Sec. 516.31 of part 516.
(e) All homeworkers will be instructed to accurately record all
hours worked, piece work information, and business-related expenses in
the handbooks.
(f) All records shall be made available for inspection and
transcription by the Administrator or a duly authorized and designated
representative, or transcription by the employer upon written request.
(g) Piece rates paid to homeworkers shall be established using stop
watch time studies or other work measurement methods.
(h) All homeworkers shall be encouraged to cooperate with the
Department in any investigation that may be made.
(i) With respect to jewelry manufacturing, no operations other than
the stringing of beads and other jewelry and the carding and packaging
of jewelry will be performed by homeworkers.
