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An amendment permitted state and local government employers to compensate their employees' overtime hours with paid time away from work in lieu of overtime pay. [37] Paid time off must be given at the rate of one and one-half hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation would be required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. [37]
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, 469 U.S. 528 (1985), is a landmark United States Supreme Court [1] decision in which the Court held that the Congress has the power under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution to extend the Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires that employers provide minimum wage and overtime pay to their employees, to state and local governments. [2]
The Wage and Hour Division was created with the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938. The Division is responsible for the administration and enforcement of a wide range of laws which collectively cover virtually all private and State and local government employment.
Consolidated State Minimum Wage Table. (Effective Date: January 1, 2025) Greater than federal MW Equals federal MW of $7.25 No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25. Employers covered by the FLSA must pay the federal MW of $7.25. AK $11.91 CNMI AL AR $11.00 GA AZ $14.70 IA LA CA $16.50 ID MS CO $14.81 IN SC CT $16.35 KS TN DC $17.50 KY WY
This case involved a dispute concerning the extent of the U.S. federal government’s Commerce Clause power to regulate the activities of the states. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which was upheld in United States v. Darby Lumber Co., [4] was later amended to remove state exemptions pertaining to employees of state institutions. The FLSA ...
The Social Security Administration's press office provided comments after the initial publication of this story, stating that "state and local government employers are required to disclose ...
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are on the clock to avoid a government shutdown after a bipartisan funding agreement fell through Wednesday.. President-elect Donald Trump and allies Elon Musk and Vivek ...
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 requires a federal minimum wage, currently $7.25 but higher in 29 states and D.C., and discourages working weeks over 40 hours through time-and-a-half overtime pay. There are no federal laws, and few state laws, requiring paid holidays or paid family leave.