Overview - Wage & Hour Law

Topic

Wage and hour laws are laws that govern the wages rates an employer can pay its employees and the hours for which an employer must compensate its employees. The most well-known wage and hour laws are minimum wage laws Links to an external site. and overtime laws Links to an external site.. They also include child labor laws Links to an external site. and meal and break laws Links to an external site..


Objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to...

  • Demonstrate a general knowledge of Federal and State Wage & Hour law
  • Differentiate between Federal and State law and which prevails
  • Successfully classify types of wages based on their characteristics
  • Be able to comply with Federal and State employee communication standards with regard to Wage & Hour law 

ACTIVITIES

Reading: COURSE READER pp 67- 84
Quiz: Wage and Hour Law