5 CFR § 550.1636 - Exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s550.1636"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 550.1636 - Exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "550.1636"
section_name: "Exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "550"
part_name: "PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "33 FR 12458, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "550"
---


# 550.1636 Exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act.

The minimum wage and the hours of work and overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act do not apply to Border Patrol agents. (See also 5 CFR 551.217.)