The chapter intents to create reference material to increase familiarity with and communication around the fair labor standards act (FLSA). The workweek is a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 consecutive hours. There is a process for changing the workweek, which is detailed in the ...
TheFair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)ensures that American workers receive aminimum wagefor their work. Since 2009 most private and public employers have had to pay staff members at least $7.25 per hour, althoughsome legislators have tried to increase that amount. In addition, the FLSA assuresnon...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the primary federal law governing labor standards, does not require employers to provide meal or rest breaks. Short breaks, typically lasting about 5 to 20 minutes, are common in workplaces. If these breaks are provided, the FLSA r...
Summary Minor labor laws are in place to provide safeguards that prioritize the health, well-being, and education of young employees. Child labor laws in the US are designated by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA). Many states default to the f
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) established the minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour as of January 2025. The government periodically assesses the federal minimum wage level but the rate has not increased since July 2009. Individual states, cities, and localities can pass minimum wage requ...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) addresses minimum-wage requirements, overtime pay, and child labor. Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ERISA contains detailed requirements for certain employers who offer their employees a retirement plan or welfare benefit plan, such as health insuran...
The DOL had sought to raise the minimum salary for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime exemptions for executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) employees and “highly compensated employees” (HCE). On January 1, 2025, the EAP...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enacted in 1938, is the federal legislation that establishes the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to all covered workers. The minimum wage provisions of the FLSA have been amended numerous times since 1938, typically for the purpose of expanding covera...
The United States Department of Labor administrates the Fair Labor Standards Act, which mandates the federal minimum wage, overtime, child labor and record-keeping laws. Federal overtime laws apply to all nonexempt employees -- those that are not exempt from the FLSA overtime pay requirements....
EEOC – Anti-Discriminatory OSHA – Occupational Safety & Health Administration FMLA – Family Medical Leave USERRA – Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Act FLSA – Fair Labor Standards Act EPPA – Employee Polygraph Protection Act