29 CFR § 515.1 - Definitions.

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title: "29 CFR § 515.1 - Definitions."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "515.1"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
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subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS"
part_number: "515"
part_name: "UTILIZATION OF STATE AGENCIES FOR INVESTIGATIONS AND INSPECTIONS"
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authority: "Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 2038, sec. 11(b), 52 Stat. 1066; 29 U.S.C. 211(b), 41 U.S.C. 38."
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# 515.1 Definitions.

As used in this part:

(a) *Acts.* The term *Acts* means the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (Act of June 25, 1938; Chapter 676, 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C. 201) and the Public Contracts Act (Act of June 30, 1936; 49 Stat. 2036; 41 U.S.C. 35-45).

(b) *Administrator.* The term *Administrator* means the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor.

(c) *Division.* The term *Division* means the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor.

(d) *State.* The term *State* means any State of the United States or the District of Columbia or any Territory or possession of the United States.

(e) *State agency.* The term *State agency* means the agency in the State charged with the administration of labor laws which necessitate inspection of places of employment for (1) enforcement of State child-labor regulations and (2) enforcement of State maximum-hour or State minimum-wage regulations.

(f) *Official forms.* The term *official forms* means forms prescribed by the Administrator or the Secretary of Labor.