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Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor

Enterprise Coverage - Schools

This category of enterprise coverage includes many traditional schools, such as:

  • Pre-schools, which care for and protect infants or preschool-age children outside their own homes during any portion of a 24-hour day.
  • Elementary and secondary schools, which are day or residential schools that provide elementary or secondary education.
  • Institutions of higher education, colleges or universities, junior colleges, professional schools of engineering, law, library science, social work, etc.

Entities which are not covered under the definition of schools include:

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Based on the information provided, do you work for an enterprise which is a pre-school, elementary or secondary school, institution of higher learning, or a school for the mentally or physically disabled or gifted children?