---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 779.212"
title: "29"
number: "779.212"
heading: "Enterprise must consist of related activities performed for a “common business purpose.”"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/779.212"
---

# §779.212. Enterprise must consist of related activities performed for a “common business purpose.”


The related activities described in [section 3(r)](/cfr/29/3.md?p=r) as included in the statutory enterprise are those performed for a “common business purpose.” (See the comprehensive discussion in [29 CFR part 776](/cfr/29/part776.md).) The term “common business purpose” as used in the definition does not have a narrow concept and is not intended to be limited to a single business establishment or a single type of business. As pointed out above, retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing may, under certain circumstances be engaged in for a “common business purpose.” (See [§ 779.209](/cfr/29/779.209.md).) An example was also cited where retailing and construction were performed for a common business purpose. (See [§ 779.206](/cfr/29/779.206.md).) On the other hand, it is clear that even a single individual or corporation may perform activities for different business purposes. (See [§ 779.211](/cfr/29/779.211.md).) Thus the reports of the House of Representatives cite, as an example of this, the case of a single company which owns several retail apparel stores and is also engaged in the lumbering business. It concludes that these activities are not part of a single enterprise. (H. Rept. 75, 87th Cong.,1st Sess., p. 7 and H. Rept. 1366, 89th Cong. 2d Sess., p. 9.)


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 1-19, 52 Stat. 1060, as amended; 75 Stat. 65; Sec. 29(B), Pub. L. 93-259, 88 Stat. 55; 29 U.S.C. 201-219.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 5856, Apr. 9, 1970, unless otherwise noted.