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Overtime Pay
Earnings thresholds for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional exemption from minimum wage and overtime protections under the FLSA
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Overview The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Many states also have minimum wage laws. Some state laws provide greater employee protections; employers must comply with both. The FLSA does not provide wage payment 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. History History of Minimum Wage Historical Minimum Wage Rates General Guidance Employment Law Guide — Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Questions and Answers about the Minimum Wage Minimum Wage Laws in the States Wage Rates in American Samoa FLSA Handy Reference Guide Spanish Version Information on Raising the Minimum Wage Fact Sheets Coverage under the FLSA Hours worked under the FLSA Youth Minimum Wage Recordkeeping under the FLSA Visits to Employers Additional Fact Sheets E-tools Elaws FLSA Advisor Elaws Hours Worked Advisor Posters FLSA Minimum Wage Poster Spanish Version Chinese Version (PDF) Russian Version (PDF) Thai Version (PDF) Hmong Version (PDF) Vietnamese Version (PDF) Korean Version (PDF) Polish Version (PDF) Haitian Creole Version (PDF) Interpretive Guidance Administrator Interpretations, Opinion and Ruling Letters Administrator Interpretations Administrator Opinion Letters Non-Administrator Opinion Letters Field Operation Handbook Chapters Chapter 10 — FLSA Coverage - Employment Relationship, Statutory Exclusions, Geographical Limits (PDF) Chapter 11 — Individual Coverage - FLSA (PDF) Chapter 12 — Enterprise Coverage - FLSA (PDF) Chapter 21 — Retail or Service Establishment Exemptions (PDF) Chapter 23 — Newspaper and Other Communication Exemptions (PDF) Chapter 25 — Other Exemptions (PDF) Chapter 30 — Records, Minimum Wage, and Payment of Wages (PDF) Chapter 31 — Hours Worked (PDF) Applicable Laws and Regulations Law The Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations 29 C.F.R. Part 531
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