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Your State Wage Laws
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with constant changes, we're letting you know this is as of 3.8.24
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Some states set subminimum rates for minors and/or students or exempt them from coverage, or have a training wage for new hires. Additionally, some local governments set minimum wage rates higher than their respective state minimum wage. Such differential provisions are not identified in this table. Users are encouraged to consult the laws of particular States in determining whether the State's minimum wage applies to a particular employment. This information often may be found at the websites maintained by State labor departments.
REMEMBER, THE INFORMATION BY STATE MAY CHANGE SO YOU CAN STAY CURRENT HERE - Links to these websites are available at www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/contacts.
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POSTED INFORMATION AS OF 3.8.24:
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2 American Samoa has special minimum wage rates.
3 The minimum wage for small employers (enterprises with annual revenues of less than $500,000 per year) in Minnesota is $8.85 per year.
4 A Montana business not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act whose gross annual sales are $110,000 or less may pay $4.00 per hour.
5 The minimum wage for seasonal and small employers who employ fewer than 6 people in New Jersey is $13.73 per hour.
6 In Nevada, the minimum wage is $11.25 per hour for employees not offered qualifying health insurance by their employer and $10.25 per hour for employees offered qualifying health insurance by their employer.
7 The minimum wage in New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, and Westchester County is $16.00 per hour. The minimum wage in the remainder of the state is $15.00 per hour.&
8 Ohio employers with annual gross receipts under $385,000 must pay no less than $7.25 per hour.
9 The standard minimum wage in Oregon is $14.20 per hour. The minimum wage in the Portland metro area is $15.45 per hour and the minimum wage in nonurban counties is $13.20 per hour.
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Additional Minimum Wage Information
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The state minimum wage rate requirements, or lack thereof, are generally controlled by the legislatures within the individual states.
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Federal minimum wage law supersedes state minimum wage laws where the federal minimum wage is greater than the state minimum wage. In those states where the state minimum wage is greater than the federal minimum wage, the state minimum wage prevails.
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There are 30 states plus the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands with minimum wage rates set higher than the federal minimum wage.
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There are 13 states plus the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands that have a minimum wage requirement that is the same as the federal minimum wage requirement. The remaining 7 states and American Samoa do not have an established minimum wage requirement or have a minimum wage below the federal minimum wage.
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The District of Columbia has the highest minimum wage at $17.00/hour. Note: There are multiple states that have scheduled annual adjustments for their minimum wages based on varying formulas. Most of these increases occur around January 1st. Individuals should consult the relevant state labor offices for information on the particular formula used to adjust the state minimum wage.
Alabama
No state minimum wage law.
Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Alaska
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $11.73
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Daily - 8, Weekly - 40
Under a voluntary flexible work hour plan approved by the Alaska Department of Labor, a 10 hour day, 40 hour workweek may be instituted with premium pay after 10 hours a day.
The premium overtime pay requirement on either a daily or weekly basis is not applicable to employers of fewer than 4 employees.
The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula.
American Samoa
American Samoa has special minimum wage rates.
Arizona
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $14.35
Arkansas
Applicable to employers with 4 or more employees
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $11.00
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
California
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $16.00
Any work in excess of eight hours in one workday, in excess of 40 hours in one workweek, or in the first eight hours worked on the seventh day of work in any one workweek shall be at the rate of one and one-half times the regular rate of pay. Any work in excess of 12 hours in one day or in excess of eight hours on any seventh day of a workweek shall be paid no less than twice the regular rate of pay. California Labor Code section 510. Exceptions apply to an employee working pursuant to an alternative workweek adopted pursuant to applicable Labor Code sections and for time spent commuting. (See Labor Code section 510 for exceptions).
The minimum wage will be adjusted annually based upon a set formula.
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Daily - 8 (time and half), and 12 (double time), Weekly - 40; on 7th day: First 8 hours (time and half) Over 8 hours on 7th day (double time)
Colorado
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $14.42
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Daily - 12, Weekly - 40
Minimum wage rate and overtime provisions applicable to retail and service, commercial support service, food and beverage, and health and medical industries.
Connecticut
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $15.69
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
In restaurants and hotel restaurants, for the 7th consecutive day of work, premium pay is required at time and one half the minimum rate.
Delaware
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $13.25
The State adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference if the federal rate is greater than the State rate.
District of Columbia
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $17.00
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
The minimum wage is adjusted annually on July 1 based on a set formula.
Florida
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $12.00
The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula. The Florida minimum wage is scheduled to increase by $1.00 every September 30th until reaching $15.00 on September 30, 2026.
Georgia
Applicable to employers of 6 or more employees
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $5.15
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act when the federal rate is greater than the State rate.
Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Guam
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $9.25
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Hawaii
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $14.00
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
An employee earning a guaranteed monthly compensation of $2,000 or more is exempt from the State minimum wage and overtime law.
Domestic service workers are subject to Hawaii's minimum wage and overtime requirements. Act 248, Regular Session 2013.
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act unless the State wage rate is higher than the federal rate.
Idaho
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
Illinois
Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees, excluding family members
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $14.00
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Indiana
Applicable to employers of 2 or more employees
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Iowa
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
The Iowa minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage rate if it is set below the federal rate.
Kansas
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
Kentucky
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40, 7th day
The 7th day overtime law, which is separate from the minimum wage law, requires employers who permit covered employees to work seven days in any one workweek to pay the employee at a rate of time and one-half for hours worked on the seventh day when employees work all seven days of the workweek. The 7th day overtime law does not apply when the employee is not permitted to work over 40 hours total in the workweek.
The state adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference if the federal rate is greater than the State rate.
Compensating time in lieu of overtime is allowed upon written request by an employee of any county, charter county, consolidated local government, or urban-county government, including an employee of a county-elected official.
Louisiana
No state minimum wage law.
Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Maine
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $14.15
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
If the highest federal minimum wage is increased in excess of the State minimum wage in effect, then the State minimum wage will increase to the same amount, effective on the same date as the increase in the federal minimum wage.
The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula.
Maryland
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $15.00
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Massachusetts
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $15.00
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
In no case shall the Massachusetts minimum wage rate be less than $0.50 higher than the effective federal minimum rate.
Michigan
Applicable to employers of 2 or more employees
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.33
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act unless the State wage rate is higher than the federal rate.
The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula.
Minnesota
Large employer (enterprise with annual revenues of $500,000 or more)
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.85
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 48
Small employer (enterprise with annual revenues of less than $500,000)
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $8.85
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 48
The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula.
Mississippi
No state minimum wage law.
Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Missouri
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $12.30
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 2 : Weekly - 40
In addition to the exemption for federally covered employment, the law exempts, among others, employees of a retail or service business with gross annual sales or business done of less than $500,000.
Premium pay required after 52 hours in seasonal amusement or recreation businesses.
The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula.
Montana
Businesses with gross annual sales of more than $110,000
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.30
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Businesses not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $4.00
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
A business not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act whose gross annual sales are $110,000 or less may pay $4.00 per hour. However, if an individual employee is producing or moving goods between states or otherwise covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, that employee must be paid the greater of either the federal minimum wage or Montana's minimum wage.
The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula.
Nebraska
Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $12.00
Nevada
If qualifying health insurance is NOT offered by the employer:
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $11.25
If qualifying health insurance is offered by the employer:
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.25
The Nevada minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula. Effective July 1, 2024, there will be a uniform minimum wage of $12.00 per hour for all employees.
New Hampshire
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
The New Hampshire minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage when set below the federal rate.
New Jersey
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $15.13
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula.
There is a minimum wage of $13.73 per hour for seasonal and small employers who employ fewer than 6 people.
New Mexico
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $12.00
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
New York
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $15.00; $16.00 (New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, & Westchester County)
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
The New York minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage when set below the federal rate.
Under the new hospitality regulations, residential workers ("live-in workers") are now entitled to overtime for hours worked over 40 in a payroll week, instead of the prior 44 hour requirement. Therefore, overtime hours for all non-exempt workers are now any hours worked over 40 in a payroll week.
Employers operating a factory, mercantile establishment, hotel, restaurant, freight/passenger elevator, or theater; or a building employing security guards, janitors, superintendents, managers, engineers, or firemen must provide 24 hours of consecutive rest each week. Domestic workers are entitled to 24 hours of consecutive rest each week, and receive premium pay if they work during such period.
Employees receive 1 hour of pay at minimum wage rate in addition to owed wages when spread of hours exceeds 10 hours, there is a split shift, or both.
North Carolina
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Premium pay is required after 45 hours a week in seasonal amusements or recreational establishments.
North Dakota
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Northern Mariana Islands
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
Ohio
Employers with annual gross receipts of $385,000 or more
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.45
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Employers with annual gross receipts under $385,000
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula
Oklahoma
Employers with ten or more full time employees at any one location or employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full time employees.
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
All other employers
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $2.00
The Oklahoma state minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead the state adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference.
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
Oregon
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $14.20 (standard state rate); $15.45 (Portland Metro Area); $13.20 (Non-Urban counties)
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Premium pay required after 10 hours a day in nonfarm canneries, driers, or packing plants and in mills, factories or manufacturing establishments (excluding sawmills, planning mills, shingle mills, and logging camps).
The Oregon minimum wage is adjusted annually on July 1 based on a set formula. There is a higher minimum wage in the Portland metro area and a lower minimum wage in non-urban counties. See Minimum wage increase schedule.
Pennsylvania
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Puerto Rico
Applicable to all employees covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) except for agricultural employees and employees of municipalities and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $9.50
The minimum wage will increase to $10.50 per hour on July 1, 2024, unless the Commonwealth issues a decree changing the amount.
Premium Pay After Designated Hours: Daily - 8, Weekly – 40, and on statutory rest day (time-and-a-half). Employees entitled to greater rights or benefits who were hired prior to January 26, 2017 shall maintain said rights or benefits.
Employers covered by the FLSA but who are not subject to the Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Act must pay at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Rhode Island
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $14.00
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Time and one-half premium pay for work on Sundays and holidays in retail and certain other businesses is required under two laws that are separate from the minimum wage law.
South Carolina
No state minimum wage law.
Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
South Dakota
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $11.20
The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula.
Tennessee
No state minimum wage law.
Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Texas
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Texas State minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead the State adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference.
Utah
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
Vermont
Applicable to employers of two or more employees
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $13.67
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
The Vermont minimum wage is automatically replaced with the federal minimum wage rate if it is higher than the State minimum.
Virgin Islands
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.50
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1: Daily 8; Weekly – 40; Any hours worked on the 6th or 7th consecutive day of work.
Virginia
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $12.00
Washington
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $16.28
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Premium pay not applicable to employees who request compensating time off in lieu of premium pay.
The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula.
West Virginia
Applicable to employers of 6 or more employees at one location
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $8.75
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Wisconsin
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25
Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 40
Wyoming
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $5.15
Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Some states set subminimum rates for minors and/or students or exempt them from coverage or have a training wage for new hires. Some local governments set minimum wage rates higher than their respective state minimum wage. Such differential provisions are not displayed in this table.
The Wage and Hour Division tries to ensure that the information on this page is accurate, but individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information.
Footnote
1 The overtime premium rate is one and one-half times the employee's regular rate, unless otherwise specified.
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Resources for Workers
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is responsible for enforcing some of the nation’s most comprehensive federal labor laws on topics including the minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, child labor, family and medical leave, migrant and seasonal worker protections, lie detector tests, worker protections in certain temporary guest worker programs, and the prevailing wages for government-funded service and construction contracts. Collectively, these laws cover most private, state, and local government employment, and protect over 143 million workers in more than 9.8 million establishments nationwide. Linked below are many of the resources WHD offers to ensure that workers understand their rights under these laws and that they receive the wages and the protections to which they are entitled:
Wage and Hour Division Local Offices – There are over 200 WHD offices throughout the country with trained professionals to help you. Find the Wage and Hour Division office closest to you.
AWARE: Alternatives for Worker Action, Rights, and Education
Employment & Wages During Natural Disasters & Recovery
How to File a Complaint – information on filing a complaint with WHD.
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' How to File a Complaint' Card (PDF)
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Spanish Version (PDF)
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Chinese Version (PDF)
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Korean Version (PDF)
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Polish Version (PDF)
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Tagalog Version (PDF)
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Thai Version (PDF)
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Russian Version (PDF)
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Vietnamese Version (PDF)
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Haitian Creole Version (PDF)
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Somali Version (PDF)
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'How to File a Complaint' Flyer (PDF)
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Spanish Version (PDF)
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Tagalog Version (PDF)
Mini Cards
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Apparel Workers (PDF)
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Break Time for Nursing Mothers (English), ( Spanish) (PDF)
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Rights Card: Consular Partnerships (English), ( Spanish) (PDF)
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Day Laborers (English), (Spanish) (PDF)
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Farm Worker Rights (English) (Spanish) (PDF)
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Farm Worker Rights Flyer (PDF)
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Rights Card: Health Care Workers (English), ( Spanish) (PDF)
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Rights Card: Construction Workers under the Davis-Bacon Act (English), (Spanish) (PDF)
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Legal Protections for H-2A Workers (English), ( Spanish) (PDF)
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Nail Salon Worker Rights (PDF)
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Rights Card: Workers on Federal Service Contracts (English), (Spanish) (PDF)
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Recordkeeper (PDF)
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Rights For Workers with Disabilities: Section 14(c) and Subminimum Wage Employment (PDF)
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Worker Referral Card: Section 14(c) and Subminimum Wage Employment (PDF)
State DOL Offices - a list of all states and their labor office contact information.
Resources in Other Languages
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En Español (In Spanish)
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(In Chinese)
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tiếng Việt (In Vietnamese)
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(In Korean)
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Workers’ Rights – information on the rights of workers in specific industries
Tools for Workers
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Recordkeeper (PDF)
Mobile Application
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The DOL-Timesheet App just got an upgrade! Employees and employers can keep accurate records of hours on the job. The DOL-Timesheet App helps track regular work hours, break time, and overtime hours. The new version of the app also enhances the comments capability, offers multiple pay frequency options, and additional pay calculations.
Workers Owed Wages - Could you be owed back wages by the Wage and Hour Division as a result of investigation? Click here to find out.
Fact Sheets – an index of all Fact Sheets on WHD topics.
Presentations - an index of all PowerPoint presentation on WHD topics
Frequently Asked Questions – links to questions and answers about topics and that are often asked of WHD.
Elaws Advisors - The elaws Advisors are interactive e-tools that provide easy-to-understand information about a number of federal employment laws. Each Advisor simulates the interaction you might have with an employment law expert. It asks questions and provides answers based on responses given.
Did You Know? Booklet (English) (Spanish)
“Know Your Rights” Video Series - The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has developed the “Know Your Rights” video series in English and Spanish to provide workers with useful basic information in different scenarios that workers encounter in the workplace.
YouthRules! - The YouthRules! website provides access to information about Federal and State labor laws that apply to young workers. The site includes information designed to educate teens, parents, educators, and employers about the hours youth can work, the jobs youth can do, and how to prevent workplace injuries.
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SOURCE: www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state#il
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