U.S. Department of Labor
Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor
What does the Fair Labor Standards Act NOT require?
There are a number of employment practices which the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) doesn’t regulate. For example, the FLSA does not require:
(1) vacation, holiday, severance, or sick pay;
(2) meal or rest periods, holidays off, or vacations;
(3) premium pay for weekend or holiday work;
(4) pay raises or fringe benefits;
(5) a discharge notice, reason for discharge, or immediate payment of final wages to
terminated employees; and
(6) pay stubs or "W-2s".
The FLSA doesn’t provide wage payment or collection procedures for an employee's usual or promised wages or for commissions in excess of those required by the FLSA. Also, the FLSA doesn’t limit the number of hours in a day, or days in a week an employee may be required or scheduled to work, including overtime hours, if the employee is at least 16 years old. However, some states do have laws covering some of these issues, such as meal or rest periods, or discharge notices.
The above matters, which are not covered by the FLSA, are generally for agreement between the employer and the employees or their authorized representatives.
