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29 CFR 776.6 : 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) — Statements Of General Policy Or Interpretation Not Directly Related To Regulations (§ 775.0 To § 794.144) — Interpretative Bulletin On The General Coverage Of The Wage And Hours Provisions Of The Fair Labor Standards Act Of 1938 (§ 776.0 To § 776.30) — General (§ 776.0 To § 776.21) — How Coverage Is Determined (§ 776.1 To § 776.7) — Coverage not dependent on place of work.

4 Aug 2016

Except for the general geographical limitations discussed in § 776.7, the Act contains no prescription as to the place where the employee must work in order to come within its coverage. It follows that employees otherwise coming within the terms of the Act are entitled to its benefits whether they perform their work at home, in the factory, or elsewhere.

Walling v. American Needlecrafts, 139 F. 2d 60 (C.A. 6); Walling v. Twyeffort Inc., 158 F. 2d 944 (C.A. 2); McComb v. Homeworkers' Handicraft Cooperative, 176 F. 2d 633 (C.A. 4).

29 CFR 776.6