Wages and Hours
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Frequently Asked Questions |
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The Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA) does not require extra pay for night work. Extra pay
for working night shifts is a matter of agreement between the employer and the
employee (or the employee's representative). However, if nonexempt workers work over 40 hours in a work week, they must be paid overtime. The FLSA is administered and enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the Employment Standards Administration.
BASIC INFORMATION
E-TOOLS
- elaws FLSA Advisor - Provides information that addresses key wage and hour topics, including a
frequently asked question about whether extra pay is required for weekend or
night work.
- Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
Wage and Hour Division
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-3502
Washington, DC 20210
Contact WHD
Tel: 1-866-4USWAGE (1-866-487-9243)
TTY: 1-877-889-5627
Local Offices
- For questions on other DOL laws,
please call DOL's Toll-Free Help Line at 1-866-4-USA-DOL. Live assistance is available in English and Spanish, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Additional service is available in more than 140 languages through a translation service.
Tel: 1-866-4-USA-DOL TTY: 1-877-889-5627
*Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Labor's Confidentiality Protocol
for Compliance Assistance Inquiries, information provided by a telephone caller
will be kept confidential within the bounds of the law. Compliance assistance
inquiries will not trigger an inspection, audit, investigation, etc.
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