29 CFR §471.4
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- (a)The following employers are excluded from the definition of “employer” in the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), and are not covered by the requirements of this part:
- (1)The United States or any wholly owned Government corporation;
- (2)Any Federal Reserve Bank;
- (3)Any State or political subdivision thereof;
- (4)Any person subject to the Railway Labor Act;
- (5)Any labor organization (other than when acting as an employer); or
- (6)Anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent of such labor organization.
- (b)Additionally, employers exclusively employing workers who are excluded from the definition of “employee” under the NLRA are not covered by the requirements of this part. Those excluded employees are employed:
- (1)As agricultural laborers;
- (2)In the domestic service of any family or person at his home;
- (3)By his or her parent or spouse;
- (4)As an independent contractor;
- (5)As a supervisor as defined under the NLRA;
- (6)By an employer subject to the Railway Labor Act; or
- (7)By any other person who is not an employer as defined in the NLRA