Subpart A of this part 780 and this subpart F together constitute
the official interpretative bulletin of the Department of Labor with
respect to the meaning and application of section 13(a)(14) of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended. This section provides an
exemption from the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the Act
for certain agricultural employees engaged in the processing, prior to
stemming, or shade-grown tobacco for use as cigar wrapper tobacco. As
appears more fully in subpart A, 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 exemptions provided in section 13(a)(6) of the Act for
employees employed in agriculture is not discussed in this subpart
except in its relation to section 13(a)(14). The meaning and application
of the section 13(a)(6) exemption is fully considered in subpart D of
this part 780.
