Labor Standards

• Agencies
  • Labor Standards Bureau (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
    Programs and information on wage and hours including: breaks & meals, hours of work & overtime, "one day of rest in seven", minimum wage, prevailing wage rate, wage pay & collection, and wage deductions. Also links to information and programs on medical exams & testing, records, seats for workers, street trades, work permits, and business closings & mass layoffs.
    
    
• Complaints
  • Labor Standards (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
    Includes wage non-payment, violations of minimum wage, overtime, or child labor laws, etc.
    
    
• Arrest & Conviction Records Under the Law (WI Civil Rights Bureau)
• Compliance Assistance -- Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
  Access laws, regulations, proposed rules & final rules, and other resources to help you comply with FLSA. Resources include information on minimum wage & special minimum wage rates, FAQ, eLaws Advisor, Guides, and numerous Fact Sheets.
• ILOLEX: Database of International Labor Standards
  
  
• Wage & Hours
  • Wisconsin
    • Complaints (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
    • WI Hours of Work and Overtime Law (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
      Summary of overtime regulations. Includes information on exempt employees & workplaces. Answers questions regarding meal or rest breaks during work shift, overtime requirements, how to calculate overtime compensation, and what records must be kept by employers.
    • WI Minimum Wage Law (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
  • Federal
    • Minimum Wage Resources (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
    • Wages (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
      Includes: back pay, hazard pay, holiday pay, last paycheck, overtime pay, severance pay, minimum & subminimum wage, etc.
    • Work Hours (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
      Includes: breaks & meals, flexible schedules, holidays, job sharing, overtime, part-time employment, travel time, etc.
  • General
    • Compensation and Benefits for Your Employees (Nolo.com)
      Discusses overtime, compensatory time, payment for time not worked & minimum wage.
    • Wages & Hours FAQ (Lawyers.com)
      
      
• WI Labor Standards Laws (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 103 "Employment Regulations"
• WI Statutes: ch. 104 "Minimum Wage Law"
• WI Statutes: ch. 109 "Wage Payments, Claims and Collections"
• WI Admin. Code: DWD 270-279 "Labor Standards"
• U.S. Code: 29 USC 201-219 "Fair Labor Standards Act"
• CFR: 29 CFR pts. 500-899 "Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor"

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Last Updated: June 28, 2010 | Up to Top