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Do the minimum wage requirements cover everyone?

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Most people are covered by the minimum wage requirements. However, some people are not. Those who are not covered include:

  • Executives and administrators earning more than 75 times the minimum wage rate
  • Professionals
  • Outside salespersons
  • Taxicab drivers
  • Government employees (However, certain non-teaching employees are covered)
  • Part-time babysitters
  • Ministers and members of religious orders
  • Volunteers, learners, apprentices and students working in non-profit institutions
  • Students obtaining vocational experience

For more detailed information on some of the exclusions in the above list, please see our
Non-Profitmaking Institutions, Public Agencies, and Children’s Camps FAQs.The Labor Law does not consider independent contractors – people who are in business for themselves – as “employees.” This means that minimum wage requirements do not cover independent contractors. These are the major exclusions. For a more complete listing, see the NYS Labor Law, Article 19, Section 651.


October 2018

Tags: New York, Wage and Hour

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