29 U.S.C. § 218 — Relation to other laws

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This law doesn't override a state or local minimum wage or child-labor standard that's higher than its own. Employers can't use this law to cut already-higher wages or lengthen already-shorter hours. Certain federal employees in the Canal Zone and on military bases get guaranteed minimum pay and overtime rates.

(a) No excuse for lower standards: Nothing in this chapter, or any order under it, excuses noncompliance with a federal or state law or municipal ordinance that sets a higher minimum wage or a lower maximum workweek than this chapter does, and nothing about child labor here justifies breaking a federal or state law or ordinance that sets a higher child-labor standard than this chapter's. Also, nothing in this chapter lets an employer reduce a wage that's already higher than this chapter's applicable minimum, or lengthen hours that are already shorter than this chapter's maximum. (b) Certain federal and nonappropriated-fund employees: Despite anything else in this chapter (other than section 213(f)) or any other law — (1) a federal employee in the Canal Zone doing the kind of work described in section 5102(c)(7) of Title 5, or (2) an employee working for a nonappropriated fund instrumentality under the Armed Forces — must have their basic pay fixed or adjusted at a rate at least as high as the wage rate in section 206(a)(1) (except the section 206(b) rate applies to someone who worked during the week in a Canal Zone workplace), and their overtime pay set at an hourly rate at least as high as the overtime rate in section 207(a)(1).

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(a)

No provision of this chapter or of any order thereunder shall excuse noncompliance with any Federal or State law or municipal ordinance establishing a minimum wage higher than the minimum wage established under this chapter or a maximum work week lower than the maximum workweek established under this chapter, and no provision of this chapter relating to the employment of child labor shall justify noncompliance with any Federal or State law or municipal ordinance establishing a higher standard than the standard established under this chapter. No provision of this chapter shall justify any employer in reducing a wage paid by him which is in excess of the applicable minimum wage under this chapter, or justify any employer in increasing hours of employment maintained by him which are shorter than the maximum hours applicable under this chapter.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter (other than section 213(f) of this title) or any other law—

(1)

any Federal employee in the Canal Zone engaged in employment of the kind described in section 5102(c)(7) of title 5, or

(2)

any employee employed in a nonappropriated fund instrumentality under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces,

shall have his basic compensation fixed or adjusted at a wage rate that is not less than the appropriate wage rate provided for in section 206(a)(1) of this title (except that the wage rate provided for in section 206(b) of this title shall apply to any employee who performed services during the workweek in a work place within the Canal Zone), and shall have his overtime compensation set at an hourly rate not less than the overtime rate provided for in section 207(a)(1) of this title.

Source credit: (June 25, 1938, ch. 676, § 18, 52 Stat. 1069; Pub. L. 89–601, title III, § 306, Sept. 23, 1966, 80 Stat. 841; Pub. L. 90–83, § 8, Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 222.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1938Enacted · Act of June 25, 1938, ch. 676 · 52 Stat. 1069
1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-601 · 80 Stat. 841
1967Amended · Pub. L. 90-83 · 81 Stat. 222

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 676 on 1938-06-25.

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