Covered employers — Wages/Hours

Employers covered

Virtually anyone who employs anyone else is usually a covered employer. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) broadly defines “employer” as anyone directly or indirectly acting in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee. The FLSA applies to:

• employers with annual gross sales or business volume of $500,000 or more
• hospitals
• institutions for residential care of the physically or mentally ill, disabled or aged
• preschools
• elementary and secondary schools
• institutions of higher education (whether for profit or non-for-profit)
• governmental entities regardless of size
• employers of domestic service workers: maids, chauffeurs, cooks or full-time babysitters.

However, employees of the few employers that are not covered by the FLSA (such as employers whose annual gross sales or business volume is less than $500,000) may still be covered by minimum wage, overtime, and child labor provisions if they are individually involved in the production of goods for interstate commerce or work on jobs that are governed by federal contracts. Employers should contact an attorney or their local Wage and Hour District Office before concluding their employees are not covered....

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