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A single individual may stand in the relation of an employee to two or more employers at the same time under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, since there is nothing in the act which prevents an individual employed by one employer from also entering into an employment relationship with a different employer.
Two or more employers can be in a joint employment relationship.
A determination of whether the employment by the employers is to be considered joint employment or separate and distinct employment for purposes of the Act depends upon all the facts in the particular case:
In discharging the joint obligation, each employer may take credit toward minimum wage and overtime requirements for all payments made to the employee by the other joint employer or employers.