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DOL/ESA RIN: 1215-AA82 Publication ID: Spring 2001 
Title: Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service 
Abstract: Section 13(a)(15) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides an exemption from minimum wage and overtime compensation for domestic service employees engaged in providing companionship services. Section 13(b)(21) of the FLSA provides an exemption from overtime compensation for live-in domestic service employees. DOL proposed certain technical amendments to update the regulations, 29 CFR part 552, Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service, and to clarify the applicability of these exemptions to third-party employers (58 FR 69310). After reviewing the public comments, the Department adopted technical changes to update the regulations, including a revision necessitated by amendments to title II of the Social Security Act under Public Law 103-387 (Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act) 10/22/94, (see 60 FR 46766) and reopened the public comment period on proposed revisions affecting third-party employers (section 552.109). After further review of the history and background to this exemption, a new proposed rule was published for public comment on 1/19/2001 (66 FR 5481). 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 552   
Legal Authority: Sec 13(a)(15), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as amended    Sec 13(b)(21), FLSA, as amended    29 USC 213(a)(15)    29 USC 213(b)(21) 88 Stat 62    Sec 29(b), FLSA of 1974    PL 93-259 88, Stat 76   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/30/1993  58 FR 69310   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/28/1994    
Second NPRM  09/08/1995  60 FR 46797   
Final Rule  09/08/1995  60 FR 46766   
Third NPRM  01/19/2001  66 FR 5481   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/20/2001    
Third NPRM Comment Period End Extended to 07/23/2001  04/23/2001  66 FR 20411   
Final Action  12/00/2001    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Thomas M. Markey
Deputy Administrator, Wage and Hour Division
Department of Labor
Employment Standards Administration
Room S3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-0051
Fax:202 693-1432