The Fair Labor Standards Act has applied since 1938 to all
employees, not specifically exempted, who are engaged (a) in interstate
or foreign commerce or (b) in the production of goods for
such commerce, which is defined to include any closely related process
or occupation directly essential to such production (29 U.S.C. 206(a),
207(a); and see Secs. 784.12 to 784.15 for definitions governing the
scope of this coverage). In general, employees of businesses concerned
with fisheries and with operations on seafood and other aquatic products
are engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, or in the production of
goods for such commerce, as defined in the Act, and are subject to the
Act's provisions except as otherwise provided in sections 13(a)(5) and
13(b)(4) or other express exemptions. A detailed discussion of the
activities in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce which
will bring an employee under the Act is contained in part 776 of this
chapter, dealing with general coverage.
