Sets the federal minimum wage (US$7.25 an hour), overtime at one and one-half times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, employee time and pay recordkeeping, and child labour limits. The Wage and Hour Division administers it.
Covered non-exempt employees must be paid at least the federal minimum wage (US$7.25 an hour), overtime at not less than one and one-half times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, and employers must post the official poster and keep time and pay records. Where state law is higher, the higher rate governs.
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