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Department of Labor poster notifying employees of rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 [1] (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week.
These rights are found in "Section 7" (29 U.S.C. §157) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA, or the Act), and are often referred to as Section 7 protections. [2] Generally speaking, there is protected concerted activity when two or more employees act together to improve the terms and conditions of their 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
In the United States, wages for most workers are set by market forces, or else by collective bargaining, where a labor union negotiates on the workers' behalf. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes a minimum wage at the federal level that all states must abide by, among other provisions. Fourteen states and a number of cities have set ...
All of the states bordering Illinois have lower minimum wages and lower unemployment rates. Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Wisconsin have a $7.25 minimum wage. Missouri’s minimum wage is $12.30 per ...
Other states with increases going into effect in 2025 are: Alaska's minimum is going to $11.91, up 18 cents, thanks to an inflation adjustment.Arizona workers will make a minimum of $14.70 come ...
The elaws (Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses) Advisors are a set of interactive, online tools developed by the U.S. Department of Labor to help employers and employees learn more about their rights and responsibilities under numerous Federal employment laws.
She overcame that anxiety and set out to make history. Among her accomplishments managing the U.S. government's largest agency was a significant step for Indigenous communities.