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Compliance Assistance — Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

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Synopsis of Law

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Covered nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of not less than $5.15 an hour. Overtime pay at a rate of not less than one and one-half times their regular rates of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.

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General Information
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FAQ
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Workplace Posters
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Forms
  • Combined instructions for WH-200, WH-201, and WH-202
  • WH-200 (PDF)
    Application for Authority to Employ Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or Agriculture Under Regulations 29 CFR Part 519
  • WH-201 (PDF)
    Application for Authority for an Institution of Higher Education to Employ its Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages Under Regulations 29 CFR Part 519
  • WH-202 (PDF)
    Application for Authority to Employ Six or Fewer Full-Time Students at Subminimum Wages in Retail or Service Establishments or Agriculture Under Regulations 29 CFR Part 519
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eLaws Advisor
  • Fair Labor Standards Act Employee/Employer Advisor
    Provides employers and employees the information they need to understand Federal minimum wage, overtime, child labor, and recordkeeping requirements. The child labor section is designed to answer questions about Federal child labor rules from workers, parents, teachers, and employers.
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Guides
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Fact Sheets

Topic

Fact Sheet No.

Administrative Exemption

17

Agricultural Employers

12

Amendments To The Fair Labor Standards Act (1996)

29

Automobile Dealers

11

Camioneros y Asistetes (Truck Drivers and Helpers)

47

Certification Under Section 14(c) of the FLSA

39A

Child Labor (Empleo de Menores)

 

    Amusement Parks

37

    Child Labor Compliance Survey

41

    Driving Automobile & Trucks

34

    Employing Youth in Restaurants

2A

    Employing Youth in Restaurants (Spanish)

2A

    Farm Jobs

40

    Grocery Stores

38

    Nonagricultural Occupations

43

    Nonagricultural Occupations (Korean)

43 (PDF)

    Ocupaciones no Agrícolas (Nonagricultural Occupations)

43

    Recreation Establishments

37

    Trabajos Agrícolas (Farm Jobs)

40

    Youth Minimum Wage

32

    Youth Minimum Wage (Korean)

32 (PDF)

Commensurate Wages Under Section 14(c)

39B

Commissions

20

Construction Industry

 

    Construction Industry

1

    La Industria de Construcción

1

Coverage The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

14

Daycare Centers and Preschools

46

Deductions from Wages

16

Disabilities, Workers With

39

    Certificates Under Section 14(c) of the FLSA

39A

    Commensurate Wages Under Section 14(c)

39B

    Hourly Commensurate Wage Rates Under Section 14(c)

39E

    Hours Worked under Section 14(c) of the FLSA

39C

    Personal Time, Fatigue and Delay Allowances Under Section 14(c)

39D

    Piece Rates Under Section 14(c) of the FLSA

39D

    Prevailing Wages and Commensurate Wages

39B

    Service Contracts Under Section 14(c)

39F

Employment Relationship

 

    Employment Relationship

13

    Employment Relationship (Korean)

13 (PDF)

Executives Exemption

17

Exemptions

  

    Administrative

17

    Automobile Dealers

11

    Executives

17

    Motor Carrier

19

    Professional

17

    Outside sales

17

    Seasonal Amusement

18

    Recreational Establishments

18

Fast Food Establishments

 

    Fast Food Establishments

2, 41

    Fast Food Establishments (Chinese)

2 (PDF)

    Fast Food Establishments (Korean)

2 (PDF)

    Nhà Hàng Ăn và Cơ Sở Thức Ăn Nhanh (Fast Food)

2 (PDF)

    Restaurantes y Establecimientos de Comida Rápida

2

Firefighters

8

Group Homes

33

Home Health Care Industry

 

    Home Health Care Industry

25

    Home Health Care Industry (Korean)

25 (PDF)

Homeworkers

24

Hotel and Motel Establishments

45

Hourly Commensurate Wage Rates Under Section 14(c)

39E

Hours Worked

 

    Hours Worked (General)

22

    Hours Worked (Korean)

22 (PDF)

    Hours Worked under Section 14(c) of the FLSA

39C

Joint Employment

35

Local Government

7

Maintenance Service Industry

4

Manufacturing Establishments

9

Motor Carrier Exemption

19

New Businesses

27

Nursing Care Facilities

31

Obreros Immigrantes Indocumentados (Undocumented Immigrant Workers)

48

Outside Sales Exemption

17

Overtime

 

    Overtime

23

    Overtime (Korean)

23 (PDF)

    Overtime (Vietnamese)

23 (PDF)

Personal Time, Fatigue and Delay Allowances Under Section 14(c)

39D

Piece Rates Under Section 14(c) of the FLSA

39D

Police

8

Preschools and Daycare Centers

46

Prevailing Wages and Commensurate Wages

39B

Professional Exemption

17

Professional Offices

3

Real Estate

5

Recordkeeping Requirements

 

    Recordkeeping Requirements

21

    Recordkeeping Requirements (Korean)

21 (PDF)

Recreation Establishment Exemption

18

Rental Agencies

5

Residential Care Facilities

33

Restaurants

 

    Employing Youth in Restaurants

2A

    Employing Youth in Restaurants (Spanish)

2A

    Fast Food, Full Service Restaurant

41

    Restaurants and Fast Food Establishments

2

    Restaurants (Chinese)

2 (PDF)

    Restaurants (Korean)

2 (PDF)

    Restaurants (Vietnamese)

2 (PDF)

    Restaurantes y Establecimientos de Comida Rápida

2

Retail Industry

 

    Retail Industry

6

    Retail Industry (Korean)

6 (PDF)

Seasonal Establishment Exemption

18

Security Guards

4

Special Minimum Wages

39

    Certificates Under Section 14(c) of the FLSA

39A

    Commensurate Wages Under Section 14(c)

39B

    Hourly Commensurate Wage Rates Under Section 14(c)

39E

    Hours Worked under Section 14(c) of the FLSA

39C

    Personal Time, Fatigue and Delay Allowances Under Section 14(c)

39D

    Piece Rates Under Section 14(c) of the FLSA

39D

    Prevailing Wages and Commensurate Wages

39B

    Service Contracts Under Section 14(c)

39F

State Governments

7

Tipped Employees

15

Truck Drivers and Helpers (Foreign)

47

Undocumented Immigrant Workers

 

    Undocumented Immigrant Workers

48

    Undocumented Immigrant Workers (Korean)

48 (PDF)

Uniforms (deduction)

16

Visits to Employers

44

Warehouse Industries

10

Wholesale Industries

10

Youth Minimum Wage

 

    Youth Minimum Wage

32

    Youth Minimum Wage (Korean)

32 (PDF)

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Employer Self Assessment Tools

Grocer's Self Assessment Tool for Youth Employment Compliance
Restaurant's Self Assessment Tool for Youth Employment Compliance

 



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