Pure farming employees
There are, however, some exemptions which exempt certain employees from the minimum wage provisions, the overtime pay provisions, or both.Įmployees who are employed in agriculture as that term is defined in the Act are exempt from the overtime pay provisions.
Virtually all employees engaged in agriculture are covered by the Act in that they produce goods for interstate commerce.
The FLSA is the federal law which sets minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, and child labor standards.Īgriculture includes farming in all its branches when performed by a farmer or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with such farming operations. This fact sheet provides general information concerning the application of the FLSA to agricultural employment.