Prior to the 1961 Amendments, the Fair Labor Standards Act applied
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. 783.12 to 783.15 for definitions governing the
scope of this coverage). The Act as amended in
1961 continues this coverage. In general, employees of businesses
concerned with the transportation of goods or persons on navigable
waters 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)(14) and 13(b)(6) 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.
