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U.S. Department of Labor Wages & Work Hours FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
 | How many hours is full-time employment? How many hours is part-time employment? |
| I am having a baby and want to take some time off from work after the baby's birth. How much time am I entitled to take? |
| I recently accepted a job as a computer software engineer at a higher salary than my previous job. My employer says that I am not entitled to overtime pay. Is this correct? |
| Can an employee be required to perform work outside of the employee's job description? |
| What is a Wage Determination? |
| Is extra pay required for weekend or night work? |
| When are pay raises required? |
| When can an employee’s scheduled hours of work be changed? |
| What hours can youth work? |
| What is the youngest age at which a person can be employed? |
| I just found out that I am pregnant. Can my employer fire me or reassign me? |
| Can my mining company make us work overtime? We have been working double-shifts, the miners are tired, and someone is going to get hurt. |
| What is the Employment Standards Administration? |
| Who is responsible for paying the worker's salary and benefits, if any, during the pregnancy leave time? |
| How do we determine what the new prevailing wage rates are in our area? |
| Must a youth have a work permit to work? |
| How can I file a complaint if I believe my Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) rights have been violated? |
| Must young workers be paid the minimum wage? |
| What is the minimum wage for workers who receive tips? |
| How do I determine "commensurate wage rates"? |
| If an employee suffers an illness and the doctor writes a medical certification that the employee is sick, who pays for this sick leave? |
| Are pay stubs required? |
| What is Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)? |
| Are periodic performance evaluations required? |
| Do I get paid while on jury duty? |
| Must employers grant leave to employees called up by the National Guard or Reserve? |
| Do I get paid while attending a funeral? |
| Where are the requirements for commensurate wage rates found in the federal regulations? |
| How are prevailing wage rates established? |
| How do workers on a construction site know that a project is covered by the Davis-Bacon Act? How do they know the prevailing wage to which they are entitled? |
| Where can I find minimum wage laws of different states? |
| How do I subscribe to General Wage Determinations issued under the Davis-Bacon And Related Acts? |
| Does the Service Contract Act (SCA) apply to all government contract work? |
| Does the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) apply to part-time employees? |
| Who must get a W-2 form and how does an employee get his or her W-2 form? |
| What if my state's minimum wage law is greater than the federal minimum wage? |
| How are Davis-Bacon wage surveys conducted? |
| We do McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) work for a federal agency and base our commensurate wage rates on the wage determination rate required by the contract. Do we need to adjust these rates? |
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