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legislation

Minimum Wage Law
As of now, the raising of the minimum wage debate in Congress

commissions in excess of those required by the FLSA. However,

has yet to be decided, but it will be addressed in the near future.

some states do have laws under which such claims (sometimes

Right now, the minimum wage situation is as follows:

including fringe beneﬁts) may be ﬁled.

The federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees

The youth minimum wage is authorized by section 6(g) of the

is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. The federal minimum

FLSA, as amended by the 1996 FLSA Amendments. The law

wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act

allows employers to pay employees under 20 years of age a

(FLSA). Many states also have minimum wage laws.

lower wage for 90 calendar days after they are ﬁrst employed.

In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and

Any wage rate above $4.25 and hourmay be paid to eligible

federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the

workers during this 90 day period. On or after their 20th birthday,

higher of the two minimum wages.

their pay must be raised to the applicable minimum wage.

The FLSA does not provide wage payment or collection

Notices and Posters

procedures for an employee's usual or promised wages or

Every employer of employees subject to the FLSA's minimum
wage provisions must post, and keep posted, a notice explaining

STATE WAGES
States with minimum wage rates higher than
the Federal: Washington, Oregon, California,
Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico,
Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, New
York, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, New Jersey, Washington D.C.

the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their establishments.
Although there is no size requirement for the poster, employees
must be able to readily read it.
The FLSA poster is also available in Spanish, Chinese, Russian,
Thai, Hmong, Vietnamese, and Korean. There is no requirement
to post the poster in languages other than English.
Covered employers are required to post the general FLSA

States with minimum wage rates lower than the
Federal: Wyoming, Minnesota, Arkansas, Georgia

poster; however, certain industries have posters designed specif-

States with no minimum wage law: Tennessee,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina

poster or their speciﬁc industry poster.

States not listed have the same minimum wage
rates as the Federal.

ically for them. Employers of Agricultural Employees and State &
Local Government Employees can either post the general FLSA

Every employer who employs workers with disabilities under
special minimum wage certiﬁcates is also required to post the
Employee Rights for Workers with Disabilities/Special Minimum
Wage Poster. SOURCE: WWW.DOL.GOV

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