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Wages Industrial Homework/Piecework Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), industrial homework (also called "piecework") means the production by any covered person in a home, apartment, or room in a residential establishment, of goods for an employer who permits or authorizes such production, regardless of the source (whether obtained from an employer or elsewhere) of the materials used by the homeworker in producing these items. The performance of certain types of industrial homework is prohibited under the FLSA unless the employer has obtained prior certification from the Department of Labor. Restrictions apply in the manufacture of knitted outerwear, gloves and mittens, buttons and buckles, handkerchiefs, embroideries, and jewelry, if there are no safety and health hazards. The manufacture of women's apparel (and jewelry under hazardous conditions) is generally prohibited. All individually covered homework is subject to the FLSA's minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements. Employers must provide workers with handbooks to record time, expenses, and pay information. Fact Sheet on
Homeworkers Under the FLSA Fact Sheet on the
Employment Relationship Under the FLSA Bureau
of Labor Statistics' Monthly Labor Review (MLR) Article: "Home-Based Workers:
Data from the 1990 Census" MLR
Article: "Work at Home: Data from the Current Population Survey" What Kinds of Work Can
Youth Perform? Employment Law Guide:
Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Handy Reference Guide
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