Wages
Minimum WageThe federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher of the two minimum wages. The FLSA does not provide wage payment or collection procedures for an employee's usual or promised wages or commissions in excess of those required by the FLSA. However, some states do have laws under which such claims (sometimes including fringe benefits) may be filed. The Department of Labors Wage and Hour Division administers and enforces the federal minimum wage law. DOL Web Pages on This TopicCompliance Assistance: Minimum Wage Questions and Answers About the
Minimum Wage Minimum Wage Laws in the
States What is the Minimum
Wage? What is the Minimum Wage
for Workers Who Receive Tips? Must Young Workers Be Paid
the Minimum Wage? Information on the
Youth Minimum Wage Program Fact Sheet on
Hours Worked Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Coverage Under the
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Fact Sheet Related Web Pages on This Topic
Equal
Pay Act of 1963 (Pub. L. 88-38) Laws & Regulations on This TopicLaws
29 USC Chapter 8, Section 206 |