In addition, many states also have wage and hour laws. Most workers are classified as either exempt or non-exempt employees, and are protected by a number of requirements placed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). There are also regulations surrounding what constitutes hours worked, as well as regulations governing recordkeeping and child labor. Non-exempt employees (see below) that are covered by the FLSA are also entitled to an overtime rate at least 1.5 times that of their standard rate for hours worked over 40 hours per workweek (defined as any fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours). Most states in the United States have a minimum wage higher than $7.25. In cases where the state in which the employee works also has a minimum wage, the employee is entitled to the higher of the two wages. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour at the time of writing (Jan.
