education that they needed. Minimum wage also protected women. Since women didn’t bring home as much as men they were set with the wage so at least they can bring home a fair share. (A Fair Economy)In Today’s society the current minimum wage is $5.15 per hour and the maximum hours per week is 40. Once over 40 hours there is over time which is time and a half. The bill in which increased the minimum wage from $4.25 to 5.15 was signed by President Clinton which was in full effect on September 1, 1997. (Industrial And Labor Relations Review) Certain conditions were created as well to set standards for wage and hour division. Conditions such as Tip Credit, Youth Subminimum Wage, Travel Time in Employer Vehicle, Enforcement, and Computer Exceptions. (Your Rights Under the FLSA) Tip Credit Tip Credit allows an employer’s cash wage obligation at $2.13 an hour. Before employer’s were able to credit a certain amount of the tips received by tipped employees (ex: Waiters and Waitresses) against the employer’s minimum wage obligation when certain conditions are met. Although if an employee’s tips combined with the employer’s cash wage of $2.13 an hour do not equal the minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference. It also means that the waiter wasn’t doing his job right. (Your Rights Under The FLSA) Youth Subminimum Wage Subminimum wage of $ 4.25 an hour is established for employees under 20 years old for there first 90 days of employment with an employer. Employers are also prohibited from displacing employees in order to hire youth at the subminimum wage because of its unfairness to employees over 20. It also prohibits reducing employee’s hours, wages, or employmentbenefits. (Effects Of The Minimum Wage) Travel Time in Employer VehiclesTime between going to work even in an employer’s vehicle is not considered worked hours. For ex: (I punch in at my job and then leave to...
