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The Fair Labor
Standards Act (Good)
Your rights to wages, overtime, and exemptions.
State-By-State Payday Requirements
Docking and Employee's Wages Or
Salary (Consumer-SOS)
When you can and cannot do so.
For Illegal Wage Withholdings
See Garnishment/Other
Deductions
Basics On
Tips And Minimum Wage
Minimum
Hourly Cash Wage For Tipped Employees Under State Minimum Wage Laws (Most of States &
DC)
Minimum Wage Laws In Each State & DC
State Payday
Requirements (All 50 States & DC)
Employment Standards Administration Frequently Asked Questions
This page can give you answers to questions on topics including “Pay and Overtime” and
“Child Labor” that may help you determine if your employer is violating the law.
Salary & Wage Websites
Where Else To Go For Help
See Related
Issues
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Docking and Employee's Wages Or Salary
Docking A Worker's Pay (Salaried Workers)
When you can and cannot do so.
Docking The Pay Of Salaried Employees Who Are Exempt From Overtime
Generally, if an employee is paid on a salary basis and meets the job criteria
of an administrative, executive, or professional employee (the so-called "white
collar" professions), the employee is exempt from the overtime provisions of the
FLSA. However, many employers unintentionally jeopardize this exemption by
instituting pay and disciplinary policies that treat these employees as if they
are nonexempt.
FAQs On Paying Overtime and Docking Wages Due To Absences
Overtime
The Fair Labor
Standards Act (Good)
Your rights to wages, overtime, and exemptions.
Overtime-Who
Is and Is Not Entitled To It
Who
Cannot Get Overtime Under The Fair Labor Standards Act
Explains who's not covered by FLSA with examples of what it means to be an exempt professional, administrator, etc.
Fair Pay
& Time Off (Nolo Articles)
FAQ's on wage & hour laws and more.
The
U.S. Department of Labor
Enforces compliance with Federal wage and hour laws.
State
Labor
Departments (All 50 States & DC)
Enforces compliance with State wage and hour laws.
Garnishment/Other Deductions
When
It's Illegal To Withhold A Worker's Wages
Wage Garnishment
The Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) protects employees from being discharged
by their employers because their wages have been garnished for any one debt and limits
the amount of employees' earnings which may be garnished in any one week.
Deductions From Wages For Uniforms & Other Items Under The Fair Labor
Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act does not allow uniforms, or other items considered
primarily for the benefit or convenience of the employer, to be included as wages.
Employers may therefore not credit the cost of these items toward paying minimum wage
or overtime.
The
U.S. Department Of Labor
Enforces compliance with Federal wage and hour laws.
State
Labor
Departments (All 50 States & DC)
Enforces compliance with State wage and hour laws.
Related Issues
Tax Matters (for Wages, Tips, W2s,
etc.)
Pay-Day
Loans=Costly Cash (FTC Brochure)
Learn about your legal rights & alternatives.
Handy Reference Guide
To The
Fair Labor Standards Act
Basics of what the Act does and does not cover. Includes federal guidelines
for record keeping that employers must comply with.
Misc. Work Issues
For quick facts on wage and hour laws, sexual harassment, racial and religious discrimination,
American With Disabilities Act, pregnancy discrimination, disability discrimination and how to file a charge with
the EEOC.
Where
To Go For Help In Texas
These
agencies may be able to help you with problems concerning overtime pay, minimum
wage issues and employee benefits.
Where Else To Go For Help
It is against state and federal law for an
employer to keep any portion of your
wages,
if for any length of time this causes you to earn less than the minimum wage.
Examples Of Illegal Wage Withholdings Activities Include:
a.
Failure to pay a worker the wages he earned because she made a mistake or didn't do a good job.
b.
Failure to pay wages due because the worker breaks a company policy or is fired.
c. Failure to pay a worker's wages because he quit with out first giving the employer two weeks notice. Often this can happen when the worker is made to agree beforehand that he must give proper notice or forfeit his last paycheck. But contract or no contract, the right to a minimum wage cannot be given up. No matter what you signed, the employer must still pay you at least the minimum wage.
Docking and Employee's Wages Or
Salary (Consumer-SOS)
When you can and cannot do so.
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Specific Links
Texas Department Of Labor
Your Local US Department Of Labor
Your Local
Legal Aid Office
Texas Department Of Revenue
Texas Department Of Consumer Affairs
The licensing or regulatory agency (if
any) that regulates the business.
The Internal Revenue Service
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Time Off, Breaks & Meals
Because state laws vary on time off
and breaks, particularly for minor
employees, it’s important to check the
laws in your particular state.
Jury
Duty & Being A Witness (Consumer-SOS)
Minimum Rest Period Requirements Under State Law For Employees in
The Private Sector
Note: If you can't find your state, you probably have no rights unless, of
course, you work
for the government.
Fair Pay
& Time Off (Nolo Articles)
FAQ's on wage & hour laws and more.
Lunch & Other Breaks
Docking and Employee's Wages Or
Salary (Consumer-SOS)
When you can and cannot do so.
Minimum Length of Meal Period Required Under State Law For Employees in
The Private Sector
Note: If you can't find your state, you probably have no rights unless you work
for the government.
Paid Time Off
And Breaks
Employment Standards Administration’s frequently asked questions about paid sick and
vacation leave and breaks.
Fair Pay & Time Off For Minors
(Consumer-SOS)
Family
And Medical Leave Act (
FMLA)
Allows employees to balance their work and family responsibilities by taking unpaid leave
for certain reasons. The FMLA applies to any private-sector employer who is engaged in
commerce or in any industry or activity affecting commerce, and who has 50 or more
employees.
The Family And Medical Leave Act of 1993
From GA but applies to every state.
Paternity Leave And The Family Medical Leave Act
The Family
Medical Leave Act-A Compliance Guide (Good)
On-the-Job
Benefits and Policies, Including Pregnancy and Family Leave
Learn how women can protect themselves from a host of discriminatory work
policies.
Birth and Adoption Unemployment Compensation Final Regulation.
The Labor Department has issued the Birth and Adoption
Unemployment Compensation Final Rule. This rule allows states to provide partial wage replacement
under the unemployment compensation program, on a voluntary, experimental basis, to parents who
take leave or who otherwise leave employment following the birth or adoption of a child.
State
Departments Of Labor (All 50 States & DC)
Enforces compliance with state wage and hour laws, including breaks and time
off.
Required Workplace Posters
Federal laws require several posters to be displayed in the workplace. As always, State laws may require additional
posters to be displayed in addition to or instead of the posters required by
federal law.
The
Working Women's Legal Survival Guide
(Outstanding)
Covers any problem, any right and any legal remedy a working woman could have!
Excellent for men too (In most cases).
Where Else To Go For Help
Discrimination
For More See Consumer-SOS/Disabilities
OSHA: Employee Workplace Rights
Department of Labor pamphlet describing what to do if you question the safety of, or hazards in your workplace. The pamphlet
also lists addresses and phone numbers for more information on the subject.
How To File A Complaint With OSHA (Links, FAQ's and More)
OSHA Subject Index
(Find Your Safety Hazard)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Office Locator
Click on a map to locate OSHA regional and area offices, which
provide addresses and contact information.
Women And
Hazardous Jobs
A Women's legal right not to be discriminated against doing dangerous work
and what she can do to protect herself.
Health
& Safety In The Work Place (Nolo Articles)
Also includes what to do if your boss tries to fire you for blowing the whistle.
Required Workplace Posters
(See The Texas DOL)
Federal laws require several posters to be displayed in the workplace. As always, State laws may require additional
posters to be displayed in addition to or instead of the posters required by
federal law.
Whistle Blower Protection
Federal law protecting employees from discharge or other retaliation for their disclosure of
safety and health hazards. “Frivolous" complaints are not protected and employees have
the right to refuse to work in hazardous or unsafe situations.
Workplace
Safety-Rights & Protections (Lots of Links)
OSHA
Record Keeping Glossary of Terms
Understand the terms behind workplace safety record
keeping requirements.
Brief Guide
To
Record Keeping Requirements For Occupational Injuries &
Illnesses
Hazard Communication Program
Workers have the right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they are
exposed to in the workplace.
Personal Protective Equipment
Employers are required to provide and to pay for personal protective equipment to allow
workers to do their jobs safely and in compliance with OSHA standards.
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Phony Work At Home Employment Schemes
Statutory Employees
(Too Brief)
Many people who work at home or who are paid on a commission basis (such as life insurance agents or salespeople) are classified by the IRS as statutory employees.
This means your employer may have to withhold taxes in the same way as regular
employees. No more and no less.
Special Occupations/ Misc. Professions
Certain occupations
have special rules that pertain only to
them, such as industrial homeworkers
and youth employees. Industrial
homeworkers are individuals who work in their own homes manufacturing a
product for someone else, including
craft-making and sewing.
Fact Sheet About
Homeworkers
Rules applying to industrial home-workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Individual Homeworker Certificates
Information on the terms and conditions for issuing individual homeworker certificates.
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Disabilities