FLSA

​Fair Labor Standards Act/

Minimum Wage

By Michael B, Michael C, Oscar C, and Anthony C

Why Does Minimum Wage Exist?

Minimum wage exists to protect workers, prevent very low pay, and ensure a basic standard of living, while also keeping competition fair between businesses.

Vocab

Fair Labor Standards Act - A U.S. law that protects workers by setting rules for pay, work hours, and child labor.

Minimum wage - The lowest amount of money an employer is allowed to pay a worker per hour.

Overtime pay - Extra money workers earn when they work more than 40 hours in a week.

Child labor law-Rules that limit the type of jobs and number of hours kids and teens can work to keep them safe.
Workweek-A set period of 7 days that employers use to track how many hours a worker works.
Employer-A person or business that hires and pays workers
Employee-A person who works for an employer and gets paid for their work.

Hourly pay-Money earned based on how many hours a person works.
salary-A fixed amount of money a worker earns regularly, no matter how many hours they work.

Exempt employee-A worker who does not earn overtime pay under the FLSA rules.
None-exempt employee-A worker who must be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week.

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A person or business that hires and pays workers

• Mananger

• Producer

• Employer

• Client

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A worker who does not earn overtime pay under the FLSA rules.

• Commission Worker

• Exempt Employee

• Statutory Employee

• Commissioned employee

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A worker who must be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week.

• employer

• salary

• wage

• none exempt employee

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A fixed amount of money a worker earns regularly, no matter how many hours they work.

• Salary
• Bonus
• Commission
• Wage

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A person who works for an employer and gets paid for their work.

• Freelancer
• Intern
• Contractor
• Employee

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The money a worker earns for doing a job

• salary
• bonus
• commission
• wages

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A set period of 7 days that employers use to track how many hours a worker works.

• Workday
• Shift period
• Hourly schedule
• Workweek

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A U.S. law that protects workers by setting rules for pay, work hours, and child labor.

• Labor Relations Act
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Workplace Safety Act
• Employee Rights Act

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The lowest amount of money an employer is allowed to pay a worker per hour.

• Living wage
• Minimum wage
• Hourly salary
• Base pay

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Extra money workers earn when they work more than 40 hours in a week.

• Hazard pay
• Overtime pay
• Bonus salary
• Commission earnings

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A person who works for an employer and gets paid for their work.

• Contractor
• Intern
• Employee
• Freelancer

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Money earned based on how many hours a person works.

• Total earnings = Hourly wage * Hours worked.
• Total earnings = Daily wage * Days worked.
• Total earnings = Weekly salary * Weeks worked.
• Total earnings = Monthly income * Months worked.