29 CFR 776.5 : Labor (§ 0.735-1 To Parts 4908-4999) — (§ 500.0 To Parts 871-899) — Regulations Relating To Labor (Continued) (§ 500.0 To Parts 871-899) — Wage And Hour Division, Department Of Labor (§ 500.0 To Parts 871-899) — Statements Of General Policy Or Interpretation Not Directly Related To Regulations (§ 775.0 To § 794.144) — Interpretative Bulletin On The General Coverage Of The Wage And Hours Provisions Of The Fair Labor Standards Act Of 1938 (§ 776.0 To § 776.30) — General (§ 776.0 To § 776.21) — How Coverage Is Determined (§ 776.1 To § 776.7) — Coverage not dependent on method of compensation.

4 Aug 2016

The Act's individual employee coverage is not limited to employees working on an hourly wage. The requirements of section 6 as to minimum wages are that “each” employee described therein shall be paid wages at a rate not less than a specified rate “an hour”.

Special exceptions are made for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

29 CFR 776.5
[35 FR 5543, Apr. 3, 1970]