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Are You A Victim Of Unpaid Wages? No Fee Unless You Win. 800-689-0024
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Federal and State Minimum Wages Federal Workplace Compliance Poster
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Information from the U.S. House Democratic Leadership Hot Topics page
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A research organization dedicated to studying entry-level employment issues.
www.epionline.org
National living wage movement information, background materials, drafting tips, research summaries, talking points, and links to other living wage-related sites.
www.livingwagecampaign.org
Bookllet- Follow an Oregon family from welfare to living wage employment
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Graph and explanation of miniumum wage implications on unemployment from an economics point of view
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A human rights advocacy group that focuses on the promotion and defense of worker rights
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Research from The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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CCH Business Owner's Toolkit - Sometimes individual states set minimum wages either above or below the federal minimum wage
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One-Stop Guide for Businesses is designed to assist employers with tax and wage reporting.
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www.CaliforniaWageLawAttorney.Com
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Are You A Victim Of Unpaid Wages? No Fee Unless You Win. 800-689-0024
SchneiderWallace.com/Unpaid Wages
Guide to Complying with Minimum Wage Requirements
Federal, state, even local laws mandate what you can pay- Know the minimum-wage law for your state – which employees are covered and how much to pay.
- Know when to pay overtime – usually over 40 hours in a workweek and 1½ times the regular pay rate.
- Keep accurate payment records.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Know the laws
Twenty-one states, four individual city governments and one federally recognized Indian tribe have set minimum wages higher than the federal rate.
I recommend:
Find your state information at FindLaw, which lists minimums and number of hours after which overtime kicks in, and at PayPerShop, offering minimums and links to payroll resources by state. See the federal regulations from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Hang the signs
Most states require employers to hang posters stating labor laws, including minimum-wage and overtime laws.
I recommend:
Buy posters of state and federal labor laws at GovernmentPoster.com and LaborLawCenter.com.
Keep pay records handy
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to keep records about the employee and data about the hours worked and wages earned. There is no standard form, but there is a basic list of records to maintain.
I recommend:
Get a checklist of required basic records from the Department of Labor. Store those records easily with Optima Confidential Employee Record Software.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide- In general, businesses must abide by the federal law if they have $500,000 or more in annual sales or if their employees engage in 'interstate commerce: -- making phone calls to or from other states, sending mail out of state or handling goods passing between states.
- If your employees earn tips from customers, your state labor department may allow you to pay them less than the minimum wage, so long as what you pay plus the tips add up to at least the minimum hourly wage.
- When in doubt, your best move is to contact your state's labor department for clarification.








