The term domestic service employment means services of a household nature performed by an employee in or about a private home (permanent or temporary). The term includes services performed by employees such as companions, babysitters, cooks, waiters, butlers, valets, maids, housekeepers, nannies, nurses, janitors, laundresses, caretakers, handymen, gardeners, home health aides, personal care aides, and chauffeurs of automobiles for family use. This listing is illustrative and not exhaustive.
[78 FR 60557, Oct. 1, 2013]
authority: Secs. 13(a)(15) and 13(b)(21) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended (
29 U.S.C. 213(a)(15), (b)(21)), 88 Stat. 62; Sec. 29(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-259, 88 Stat. 76), unless otherwise noted
source: 40 FR 7405, Feb. 20, 1975, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 29 CFR 552.3