``Wage'' paid to an employee is defined in section 3(m) of the Act
to include ``the reasonable cost, as determined by the Secretary of
Labor, to the employer of furnishing such employee with board, lodging,
or other facilities, if such board, lodging, or other facilities are
customarily furnished by such employer to his employees: Provided, That
the cost of board, lodging, or other facilities shall not be included as
a part of the wage paid to any employee to the extent it is excluded
therefrom under the terms of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement
applicable to the particular employee: Provided further, That the
Secretary is authorized to determine the fair value of such board,
lodging, or other facilities for defined classes of employees and in
defined areas, based on average cost to the employer or to groups of
employers similarly situated, or average value to groups of employees,
or other appropriate measure of fair value. Such evaluations, where
applicable and pertinent, shall be used in lieu of actual measure of
cost in determining the wage paid to any employee''. Although there is
some incidental discussion in this part of this definition and its
impact, a fuller discussion of its meaning and the regulations
pertaining thereto are set forth in part 531 of this chapter.
