# 29 C.F.R. § 779.308 (2026): Employed within scope of exempt business

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_308

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 C.F.R. § 779.308 (2026)
- **Heading:** Employed within scope of exempt business
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 29 CFR: Labor / Chapter V: WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Part 779: THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT AS APPLIED TO RETAILERS OF GOODS OR SERVICES / Subpart D: Exemptions for Certain Retail or Service Establishments / § 779.308: § 779.308   Employed within scope of exempt business.

## Text

In order to meet the requirement of actual employment “by” the establishment, an employee, whether performing his duties inside or outside the establishment, must be employed by his employer in the work of the exempt establishment itself in activities within the scope of its exempt business. (See
Davis
v.
Goodman Lumber Co.,
133 F. 2d 52 (CA-4) (holding section 13(a)(2) exemption inapplicable to employees working in manufacturing phase of employer's retail establishment);
Wessling
v.
Carroll Gas Co.,
266 F. Supp. 795 (N.D. Iowa);
Oliveira
v.
Basteiro,
18 WH Cases 668 (S.D. Texas). See also,
Northwest Airlines
v.
Jackson,
185 F. 2d 74 (CA-8);
Walling
v.
Connecticut Co.,
154 F. 2d 522 (CA-2) certiorari denied, 329 U.S. 667; and
Wabash Radio Corp.
v.
Walling,
162 F. 2d 391 (CA-6).)

## Nearby sections

- [29 C.F.R. § 779.300 (2026) § 779.300   Purpose of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_300.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.301 (2026) § 779.301   Statutory provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_301.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.302 (2026) § 779.302   Exemptions depend on character of establishment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_302.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.303 (2026) § 779.303   “Establishment” defined; distinguished from “enterprise” and “business.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_303.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.304 (2026) § 779.304   Illustrations of a single establishment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_304.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.305 (2026) § 779.305   Separate establishments on the same premises.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_305.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.306 (2026) § 779.306   Leased departments not separate establishments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_306.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.307 (2026) § 779.307   Meaning and scope of “employed by” and “employee of.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_307.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.308 (2026) § 779.308   Employed within scope of exempt business.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_308.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.309 (2026) § 779.309   Employed “in” but not “by.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_309.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.310 (2026) § 779.310   Employees of employers operating multi-unit businesses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_310.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.311 (2026) § 779.311   Employees working in more than one establishment of same employer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_311.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.312 (2026) § 779.312   “Retail or service establishment”, defined in section 13(a)(2).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_312.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 779.313 (2026) § 779.313   Requirements summarized.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P779_S779_313.md)

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