{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-778.314","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 778.314","heading":"Special situations.","body":"There may be special situations in which the facts demonstrate that the hours for which contract overtime compensation is paid to employees working on a “task” or “stint” basis actually qualify as overtime hours under section 7(e)(5), (6), or (7). Where this is true, payment of one and one-half times an agreed hourly rate for “task” or “stint” work may be equivalent to payment pursuant to agreement of one and one-half time a piece rate. The alternative methods of overtime pay computation permitted by section 7(g)(1) or (2), as explained in §§ 778.415 through 778.421 may be applicable in such a case.","path":["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 778—OVERTIME COMPENSATION","Subpart D—Special Problems"],"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":"2ec0b3f45ea05976fdf0840e7213efe3b0992c37861900ade2447f3613b4d757","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-778.313","next":"us/29-cfr-778.315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}