Definition: Under the Fair Labors Standard Act, employees hired for certain jobs or assigned certain duties are exempt from minimum wage. The following jobs or duties are exempt from minimum wage.
Minimum Wage Exemption
1. Babysitters on a casual basis
2. Companions for the elderly
3. Workers with disabilities
4. Federal criminal investigators
5. Fishing workers
6. Homeworkers making wreaths
7. Newspaper delivery workers
8. Newspaper employees of limited circulated newspapers
9. Seamen on foreign vessels
10. Switchboard operators
11. Farmworkers employed on small farms
12. Employees of certain seasonal amusement and recreational establishments
Minimum Wage Rates, Exceptions, and Compliance Information
What is minimum wage, which employers are required to pay it, who is exempt, and how much is the minimum wage?
Also Known As: minimum wage, minimum wage requirements
