29 CFR 780.308
§ 780.308 Definition of immediate family.
United States · 29 CFR — Labor · Status: effective
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- 29 CFR 780.308, § 780.308 Definition of immediate family, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/126472
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Full text
The Act does not define the scope of “immediate family.” Whether an individual other than a parent, spouse or child will be considered as a member of the employer's immediate family, for purposes of sections 3(e)(1) and 13(a)(6)(b), does not depend on the fact that he is related by blood or marriage. Other than a parent, spouse or child, only the following persons will be considered to qualify as part of the employer's immediate family: Step-children, foster children, step-parents and foster parents. Other relatives, even when living permanently in the same household as the employer, will not be considered to be part of the “immediate family.”
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.