29 U.S.C. § 262 : US Code - Section 262: Definitions

Search 29 U.S.C. § 262 : US Code - Section 262: Definitions

(a) When the terms "employer", "employee", and "wage" are used in
this chapter in relation to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
as amended [29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.], they shall have the same
meaning as when used in such Act of 1938.
(b) When the term "employer" is used in this chapter in relation
to the Walsh-Healey Act [41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.] or Bacon-Davis Act
(!1) it shall mean the contractor or subcontractor covered by such
Act.
(c) When the term "employee" is used in this chapter in relation
to the Walsh-Healey Act [41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.] or the Bacon-Davis
Act (!1) it shall mean any individual employed by the contractor or
subcontractor covered by such Act in the performance of his
contract or subcontract.
(d) The term "Wash-Healey Act" (!2) means the Act entitled "An
Act to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and the
making of contracts by the United States, and for other purposes",
approved June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2036), as amended [41 U.S.C. 35 et
seq.]; and the term "Bacon-Davis Act" means the Act entitled "An
Act to amend the Act approved March 3, 1931, relating to the rate
of wages for laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and
subcontractors on public buildings", approved August 30, 1935 (49
Stat. 1011), as amended.(!1)
(e) As used in section 255 of this title the term "State" means
any State of the United States or the District of Columbia or any
Territory or possession of the United States.