Hours and Wages
Laws and legal information about hours and wages
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Wages and Overtime
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. Read more
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
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. Read more