Subpart A of this part 780 and this subpart G together constitute
the official interpretative bulletin of the Department of Labor with
respect to the meaning and application of section 13(b)(13) of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended. This section provides an
exemption from the overtime pay provisions of the Act for certain
employees who, in the same workweek, are employed by a farmer in
agriculture and also in the farmer's livestock auction operations. As
appears more fully in subpart A of this part, interpretations in this
bulletin with respect to provisions of the Act discussed are official
interpretations upon which reliance may be placed and which will guide
the Secretary of Labor and the Administrator in the performance of their
duties under the Act. The general exemptions provided in sections
13(a)(6) and 13(b)(12) of the Act for employees employed in agriculture
are not discussed in this subpart except in its relation to section
13(b)(13). The meaning and application of these exemptions are fully
considered in subparts D and E of this part 780.
