# 29 CFR § 785.6: Definition of “employ” and partial definition of “hours worked”

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.6

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 785.6
- **Heading:** Definition of “employ” and partial definition of “hours worked”
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—Labor > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor > CHAPTER V—WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > SUBCHAPTER B—STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY OR INTERPRETATION NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO REGULATIONS > PART 785—HOURS WORKED > Subpart B—Principles for Determination of Hours Worked

## Text

By statutory definition the term “employ” includes (section 3(g)) “to suffer or permit to work.” The act, however, contains no definition of “work”. Section 3(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act contains a partial definition of “hours worked” in the form of a limited exception for clothes-changing and wash-up time.

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 785.1 § 785.1 Introductory statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.1.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.2 § 785.2 Decisions on interpretations; use of interpretations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.2.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.3 § 785.3 Period of effectiveness of interpretations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.3.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.4 § 785.4 Application to Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.4.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.5 § 785.5 General requirements of sections 6 and 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.5.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.6 § 785.6 Definition of “employ” and partial definition of “hours worked”.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.6.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.7 § 785.7 Judicial construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.7.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.8 § 785.8 Effect of custom, contract, or agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.8.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.9 § 785.9 Statutory exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.9.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.10 § 785.10 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.10.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.46 § 785.46 Applicable regulations governing keeping of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.46.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.47 § 785.47 Where records show insubstantial or insignificant periods of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.47.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.48 § 785.48 Use of time clocks.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.48.md)
- [29 CFR § 785.49 § 785.49 Applicable provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.49.md)

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