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29 U.S.C. § 213

Exemptions

United States · Title 29 — LABOR · Status: effective

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29 U.S.C. § 213, Exemptions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465807
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The provisions of sections 206 (except subsection (d) in the case of paragraph (1) of this subsection) and 207 of this title shall not apply with respect to— any employee who is a computer systems analyst, computer programmer, software engineer, or other similarly skilled worker, whose primary duty is— The provisions of section 207 of this title shall not apply with respect to— any employee who is employed with his spouse by a nonprofit educational institution to serve as the parents of children— Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (4), the provisions of section 212 of this title relating to child labor shall not apply to any employee employed in agriculture outside of school hours for the school district where such employee is living while he is so employed, if such employee— An employer or group of employers may apply to the Secretary for a waiver of the application of section 212 of this title to the employment for not more than eight weeks in any calendar year of individuals who are less than twelve years of age, but not less than ten years of age, as hand harvest laborers in an agricultural operation which has been, and is customarily and generally recognized as being, paid on a piece rate basis in the region in which such individuals would be employed. The Secretary may not grant such a waiver unless he finds, based on objective data submitted by the applicant, that— Any waiver granted by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall require that— In the administration and enforcement of the child labor provisions of this chapter, employees who are 16 and 17 years of age shall be permitted to load materials into, but not operate or unload materials from, scrap paper balers and paper box compactors— For purposes of subparagraph (A), scrap paper balers and paper box compactors shall be considered safe for 16- or 17-year-old employees to load only if— the employer of 16- and 17-year-old employees provides notice, and posts a notice, on the scrap paper balers and paper box compactors stating that— Employers shall prepare and submit to the Secretary reports— The reports described in clause (i) shall provide— In the administration and enforcement of the child labor provisions of this chapter, employees who are under 17 years of age may not drive automobiles or trucks on public roadways. Employees who are 17 years of age may drive automobiles or trucks on public roadways only if— such driving does not involve— In this paragraph, the term “new entrant into the workforce” means an individual who— The employment of a new entrant into the workforce under subparagraph (A) shall be permitted— The provisions of sections 206, 207, and 212 of this title shall not apply with respect to any employee engaged in the delivery of newspapers to the consumer or to any homeworker engaged in the making of wreaths composed principally of natural holly, pine, cedar, or other evergreens (including the harvesting of the evergreens or other forest products used in making such wreaths). The provisions of section 207 of this title shall not apply with respect to employees for whom the Secretary of Labor is authorized to establish minimum wage rates as provided in section 206(a)(3) 1 of this title, except with respect to employees for whom such rates are in effect; and with respect to such employees the Secretary may make rules and regulations providing reasonable limitations and allowing reasonable variations, tolerances, and exemptions to and from any or all of the provisions of section 207 of this title if he shall find, after a public hearing on the matter, and taking into account the factors set forth in section 206(a)(3) 1 of this title, that economic conditions warrant such action. The provisions of sections 206, 207, 211, and 212 of this title shall not apply with respect to any employee whose services during the workweek are performed in a workplace within a foreign country or within territory under the jurisdiction of the United States other than the following: a State of the United States; the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico; the Virgin Islands; outer Continental Shelf lands defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (ch. 345, 67 Stat. 462) [43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.]; American Samoa; Guam; Wake Island; Eniwetok Atoll; Kwajalein Atoll; and Johnston Island. The exemption from section 206 of this title provided by paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply with respect to any employee employed by an establishment (1) which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another establishment the activities of which are not related for a common business purpose to, but materially support the activities of the establishment employing such employee; and (2) whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done, when combined with the annual gross volume of sales made or business done by each establishment which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the establishment employing such employee, exceeds $10,000,000 (exclusive of excise taxes at the retail level which are separately stated). The provisions of section 207 of this title shall not apply for a period or periods of not more than fourteen workweeks in the aggregate in any calendar year to any employee who— is employed by such employer— receives for— The provisions of section 207 of this title shall not apply for a period or periods of not more than fourteen workweeks in the aggregate in any period of fifty-two consecutive weeks to any employee who— receives for any such employment during such workweeks— The provisions of section 207 of this title shall not apply for a period or periods of not more than fourteen workweeks in the aggregate in any period of fifty-two consecutive weeks to any employee who— receives for any such employment during such workweeks—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 93-259(S. 2747)1974-04-08
    Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-151(H.R. 3744)1977-11-01
    Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-70(H.R. 111)1979-09-27
    An act to provide for the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-157(H.R. 2710)1989-11-17
    Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 89–8
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-329(H.R. 4539)1994-09-30
    Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1995
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-88(H.R. 2539)1995-12-29
    ICC Termination Act of 1995
    House: 417–8Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-174(H.R. 1114)1996-08-06
    To authorize minors who are under the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and who are under 18 years of age to load materials into balers and compacters that meet appropriate American National Standards Institute design safety standards.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-188(H.R. 3448)1996-08-20
    Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-78(H.R. 2264)1997-11-13
    Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-334(H.R. 2327)1998-10-31
    Drive for Teen Employment Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-199(H.R. 2673)2004-01-23
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004
  • Amended byPub. L. 113-277(S. 1691)2014-12-18
    Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-141(H.R. 1625)2018-03-23
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
    House: 256–167Senate: no recorded tally