# 29 CFR § 785.8: Effect of custom, contract, or agreement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-785.8

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 785.8
- **Heading:** Effect of custom, contract, or agreement
- **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

The principles are applicable, even though there may be a custom, contract, or agreement not to pay for the time so spent with special statutory exceptions discussed in §§ 785.9 and 785.26.
[35 FR 15289, Oct. 1, 1970]

## 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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