{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-780.612","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 780.612","heading":"Employment by a “farmer.”","body":"A further requirement for exemption is the expressed statutory one that the employee must be employed in agriculture by a “farmer.” Employment by a nonfarmer will not qualify an employee for the exemption.","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 780—EXEMPTIONS APPLICABLE TO AGRICULTURE, PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AND RELATED SUBJECTS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT","Subpart G—Employment in Agriculture and Livestock Auction Operations Under the Section 13(b)(13) Exemption"],"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":"de96155cefe541112151c0af1f662a94f83b3a4ea9d36a66bbd1055efea82baa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-780.611","next":"us/29-cfr-780.613"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}