29 CFR § 810.135 - Interns, students, and trainees.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s810.135"
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title: "29 CFR § 810.135 - Interns, students, and trainees."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "810.135"
section_name: "Interns, students, and trainees."
chapter_name: "WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "OTHER LAWS"
part_number: "810"
part_name: "HIGH-WAGE COMPONENTS OF THE LABOR VALUE CONTENT REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 1508(b)(4) and 19 U.S.C. 4535(b); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 39810, July 1, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 810.135 Interns, students, and trainees.

Hours worked by an intern, student, or trainee who does not have an express or implied compensation agreement with the employer are not considered hours worked in direct production, and therefore are not included in the average hourly base wage rate calculation.