What does the FLSA say about minimum wage?
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour for workers covered by the FLSA.
What is Section 6 of the FLSA?
Section 6 requires the payment of a minimum wage by an employer to his employees who are subject to the Act. Section 7 prohibits their employment for more than a specified number of hours per week without proper overtime compensation.
Is the FLSA a statute?
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the “Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938”. This chapter may be cited as the “Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938”.
Can my employer pay me less than minimum wage?
Employers and employees cannot be paid less than their applicable minimum wage, even if they agree to it.
Is minimum wage a federal or state law?
The federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour. 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.
What happens if a states minimum wage is lower than the federal minimum wage?
What Happens if a State’s Minimum Wage Is Lower Than the Federal Minimum Wage? In places where the state minimum wage is lower than the federal wage, workers who come under the Fair Labor Standards Act earn the federal wage. If workers don’t come under the FLSA, they can be paid less.
What employees are exempt from FLSA?
The five primary exemptions are executive, administrative, professional, computer, and outside sales employees.
What employers are exempt from FLSA?
Who Is NOT Covered by the FLSA?
- Employees at businesses with fewer than two employees.
- Employees at businesses that have an annual revenue of less than $500,000 and who do not engage in interstate commerce[i]
- Railroad workers (covered instead by the Railway Labor Act)
Is it law to pay minimum wage?
The National Minimum Wage is a legal requirement that sets the minimum hourly rate you are required by law to pay your employees. Almost all workers are entitled by law to be paid no less than the National Minimum Wage.
Is it illegal to pay employees late?
If your employer has failed to make payment on the predetermined date, as laid out in your contract, they are breaking the law by committing breach of contract. Also, late payment of wages can count as an unlawful deduction from wages, which is a separate legal matter.