---identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s552.106"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "29 CFR § 552.106 - Companionship services."title_number: 29title_name: "Labor"section_number: "552.106"section_name: "Companionship services."chapter_name: "WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"subchapter_number: "A"subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS"part_number: "552"part_name: "APPLICATION OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT TO DOMESTIC SERVICE"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"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."regulatory_source: "40 FR 7405, Feb. 20, 1975, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "552"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t29/s552.106
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
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 St... 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.
# 552.106 Companionship services.The term “companionship services” is defined in § 552.6. Persons who provide care and protection for babies and young children who do not have illnesses, injuries, or disabilities are considered babysitters, not companions. The companion must perform the services with respect to the elderly person or person with an illness, injury, or disability and not generally to other persons. The “casual” limitation does not apply to companion services.[78 FR 60557, Oct. 1, 2013]