Federal Minimum Wage Increase

Effective July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage provisions contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) were increased to $7.25 per hour. Please note that many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher minimum wage. Overtime pay at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.

The Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments.