Federal Minimum Wage

$6.55
(Effective 7/24/08)

Companies automatically covered by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Any enterprise engaged in interstate commerce or the production of goods through such commerce
Private hospitals
Private schools
Preschools and day care centers
Fraternal organizations
Sheltered workshops
Federal employees
State/Public sector employees and employees of the political subdivisions
Domestic service workers such as maids, chauffers, cooks, or full-time baby-sitters
Retail and service establishments whose gross annual sales exceeds $500,000

Any employee individually engaged in interstate commerce

Communication and transportation workers
Employees who handle, ship or receive goods moving in interstate commerce
Clerical or other workers who regularly use the mail or telephone for interstate communication or who keep records on interstate transactions
Emplyees who regularly cross state lines in the course of their work
Employees of independent employers who perform clerical, custodial, maintenance or other work for firms engaged in commerce or the production of goods for commerce