Are employers allowed to require employees to work additional hours without pay?

In most cases, employers in Louisiana are not allowed to require employees to work additional hours without pay. This is in accordance with laws set by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Louisiana Workforce Commission. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers must pay their employees at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked in addition to overtime pay, which is 1.5 times the employee’s normal rate of pay, for all hours worked over 40 in a given work week. This applies to most hourly wage and salaried employees. Exceptions to this rule are in place for certain employees. For instance, employees in executive, administrative, and professional positions are exempt from overtime pay requirements. Similarly, seasonal and agricultural employees are exempt from the overtime pay requirement. In any case, employers are not allowed to pay their employees less than the federal minimum wage. In Louisiana, the minimum wage is currently $7.25 per hour; however, some cities have set their own minimum wage rates that are higher than the federal amount. Employers in Louisiana must abide by the higher of the two minimum wage rates.

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