United States Department of Labor: Frequently Asked Questions

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Question: What is the Fair Labor Standards Act?

Answer: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Covered nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of not less than $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Overtime pay at a rate of not less than one and one-half times their regular rates of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.

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