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Employee Pay Rules

In general, federal law mandates that:

  • All employees be paid a minimum wage of at least $7.25 per hour; and
  • All employees receiveovertime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay.

However, three key exceptions apply:  


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