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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

Title 29

Labor

Chapter V

Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor

Part 794

Partial Overtime Exemption for Employees of Wholesale or Bulk Petroleum Distributors Under Section 7(B)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act

Subpart B

Exemption From Overtime Pay Requirements Under Section 7(b)(3) of the Act

• Section Number: 794.112
• Section Name: Only independent and local enterprises qualify for exemption.

    The legislative history of the exemption (Sec. 794.101) shows that 
the proponents of an amendment to provide the relief which it grants 
from the overtime pay provisions of the Act were organizations of 
independent local merchants who did not as a rule engage extensively in 
interstate operations such as those typical of major oil companies, and 
who functioned primarily at the local level in distributing petroleum 
products at wholesale or in bulk. As a result the exemption provided by 
the Act, like that requested, was limited to enterprises which are 
``local'' (Sec. 794.113) and are ``independently owned and controlled'' 
(Secs. 794.114-794.118).