{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-553.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 553.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) Act or FLSA means the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (52 Stat. 1060, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 201-219).\n(b) 1985 Amendments means the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985 (Pub. L. 99-150).\n(c) Public agency means a State, a political subdivision of a State or an interstate governmental agency.\n(d) State means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or any other Territory or possession of the United States (29 U.S.C. 203(c) and 213(f)).","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER V—WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER A—REGULATIONS","PART 553—APPLICATION OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT TO EMPLOYEES OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"29724018fcd57b39d7a74299d81b12614ddb16847dbade0eaf9f59e7d2d04b86","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-552.110","next":"us/29-cfr-553.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}