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Hours and Wages


Wages and Overtime

Last Updated August 4, 2008
The Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal labor law that requires employers to pay employees for overtime and provide a federal minimum wage. The rate of pay an employer must pay is time and one half of the employee's regular rate of pay for any time exceeding 40 hours in one work week or seven consecutive days.
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Last Updated August 5, 2008
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a federal labor law that protects employees. It requires employers to pay time and one half for overtime, provides for a minimum wage and equal pay, and prohibits oppressive child labor, among other things.
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Hours and Wages - C.F.R. Provisions

CFR > Title 29 > Subtitle B > Chapter V - Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
 

Hours and Wages - Selected State Laws

ArizonaArizona Laws > Title 23 > Chapter 2 > Article 5 - Hours of Labor
Arizona Laws > Title 23 > Chapter 2 > Article 7 - Payment of Wages
Arizona Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 3 > Article 2 - Wages and Hours
CaliforniaCalifornia Labor Code > Division 2 > Part 2 - Working Hours
ConnecticutConnecticut General Statutes > Title 31 > Chapter 558 - Wages
DelawareDelaware Code Title 19 > Chapter 11 - Wage Payment And Collection
HawaiiHawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 387 - Wage and Hour Law
Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 388 - Wages and Other Compensation, Payment of
IdahoIdaho Code Title 44 > Chapter 12 - Hours Worked Act
Idaho Code Title 45 > Chapter 6 - Claims For Wages
IllinoisIllinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 820 > Wages and Hours
IndianaIndiana Code > Title 22 > Article 2 - Wages, Hours, And Benefits
IowaIowa Code Chapter 91A - Wage payment collection
KansasKansas Statutes > Chapter 44 > Article 3 - Payment Of Compensation
LouisianaLouisiana Revised Statutes > Title 23 > Chapter 6 - Payment Of Employees
MichiganMichigan Laws > Chapter 408 > Act 137 of 1885 - Legal Day's Work
Michigan Laws > Chapter 408 > Act 390 of 1978 - Payment Of Wages And Fringe Benefits
Michigan Laws > Chapter 408 > Act 213 of 1966 - Debts Owing To Or For Benefit Of Employees
Michigan Laws > Chapter 408 > Act 166 of 1965 - Prevailing Wages On State Projects
MinnesotaMinnesota Statutes Chapter 177 - Labor Standards and Wages
MissouriMissouri Laws > Title XVIII > Chapter 290 - Wages, Hours and Dismissal Rights
MontanaMontana Code Title 39 > Chapter 3 - Wages And Wage Protection
Montana Code Title 39 > Chapter 4 - Hours Of Labor In Certain Employments
NevadaNevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours
New MexicoNew Mexico Statutes Chapter 50 > Article 4 - Labor Conditions; Payment of Wages
New YorkNew York Laws - Labor > Article 5 - Hours of Labor
New York Laws - Labor > Article 6 - Payment of Wages
New York Laws - Labor > Article 8-A - Grade Crossing Elimination Work; Hours, Wages, Employment and General Requirements
New York Laws - Labor > Article 9 - Prevailing Wage for Building Service Employees
New York Laws - Labor > Article 12 - Fair Wages Task Force
New York Laws - Labor > Article 19-B - Domestic Workers and Household Employees
New YorkNew York Laws > Labor > Article 5 - Hours Of Labor
New York Laws > Labor > Article 6 - Payment Of Wages
New York Laws > Labor > Article 8-A - Grade Crossing Elimination Work; Hours, Wages, Employment And General Requirements
New York Laws > Labor > Article 9 - Prevailing Wage For Building Service Employees
New York Laws > Labor > Article 12 - Fair Wages Task Force
New York Laws > Labor > Article 19-B - Domestic Workers And Household Employees
North CarolinaNorth Carolina General Statutes Chapter 95 > Article 2A - Wage and Hour Act
North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 95 > Article 9 - Earnings of Employees in Interstate Commerce
North DakotaNorth Dakota Code > Chapter 34-06 - Minimum Wages and Hours
North Dakota Code > Chapter 34-14 - Wage Collection
OhioOhio Code > Title 41 > Chapter 4115 - Wages And Hours On Public Works
OregonOregon Statutes > Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records
Rhode IslandRhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-11. Hours of Employment
Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-13. Measurement of Work in Textile Factories
Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-14. Payment of Wages
Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-15. Assignment of Future Wages
Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-16. Enforcement of Wage and Hour Laws
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Code > Title 41 > Chapter 10 - Payment Of Wages
South DakotaSouth Dakota Laws > Title 60 > Chapter 11 - Wages, Hours And Conditions Of Employment
TennesseeTennessee Code > Title 50 > Chapter 2 - Wage Regulations
TexasTexas Labor Code > Title 2 > Subtitle C - Wages
UtahUtah Code > Title 34 > Chapter 26 - Wages A Preferred Debt
Utah Code > Title 34 > Chapter 27 - Attorneys' Fees in Suits for Wages
Utah Code > Title 34 > Chapter 28 - Payment of Wages
Utah Code > Title 34 > Chapter 44 - Sales Representative Commission Payment Act
West VirginiaWest Virginia Code > Chapter 21 > Article 4 - Hours Of Labor
West Virginia Code > Chapter 21 > Article 5 - Wage Payment And Collection
West Virginia Code > Chapter 21 > Article 5A - Wages For Construction Of Public Improvements
West Virginia Code > Chapter 21 > Article 5F - Nurse Overtime And Patient Safety Act
WisconsinWisconsin Statutes Chapter 109 - Wage payments, claims and collections

 

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