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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) | United States Department Of Labor

200 Constitution Avenue Nw, Frances Perkins Building, Washington, DC 20210

Eligibility
U.S. Citizens.
Required documents

Hours
Mon-Fri 8:15am-4:15pm.
Application process
Call or visit website for information.
Fees
None.
Service area
Pickaway County, Ohio Noble County, Ohio Knox County, Ohio Coshocton County, Ohio Athens County, Ohio Wyandot County, Ohio Licking County, Ohio Washington County, Ohio Guernsey County, Ohio Monroe County, Ohio Crawford County, Ohio Marion County, Ohio
The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees 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 not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.
Last assured
07/28/2025
Providing organization
United States Department Of Labor
Fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. In carrying out this mission, the Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.