29 CFR 531.30 : Labor (§ 0.735-1 To Parts 4908-4999) — (§ 500.0 To Parts 871-899) — Regulations Relating To Labor (Continued) (§ 500.0 To Parts 871-899) — Wage And Hour Division, Department Of Labor (§ 500.0 To Parts 871-899) — Regulations (§ 500.0 To § 697.4) — Wage Payments Under The Fair Labor Standards Act Of 1938 (§ 531.1 To § 531.60) — Interpretations (§ 531.25 To § 531.40) — How Payments May Be Made (§ 531.27 To § 531.35) — “Furnished” to the employee.

4 Aug 2016

The reasonable cost of board, lodging, or other facilities may be considered as part of the wage paid an employee only where customarily “furnished” to the employee. Not only must the employee receive the benefits of the facility for which he is charged, but it is essential that his acceptance of the facility be voluntary and uncoerced. See Williams v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. (E.D.N.C.). 1 W.H. Cases 289.

29 CFR 531.30