Overview

• Indiana employers must comply with their state's wage and hour regulations enforced by the Indiana Department of Labor. They must also comply with the U.S. Department of Labor's wage and hour regulations enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the federal agency. The Indiana Department of Labor enforces the Indiana Minimum Wage Law. The Indiana Minimum Wage Law requires employers to comply with the federal minimum wage law. As of 2011, federal minimum wage was $7.25 per hour for nonexempt employees or $455 per week if paid an annual salary.
  
  

Federal Law

• Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, covered employers are required to pay their nonexempt employees at least minimum wage and overtime compensation if they work more than 40 hours per week. According to the act, nonexempt employees include hourly employees and those without supervisory, administrative or professional job duties. Exempt employees, on the other hand, include those with supervisory, administrative and professional job descriptions. Furthermore, independent contractors, outside salespersons, commissioned sales employees, agricultural workers, computer professionals, seasonal employees, airline employees and amusement park employees are exempt from the overtime requirements
  
  

Indiana Law

• According to the Indiana Code, employees exempt from the overtime pay requirements include those exempt by federal law. Additionally, the Indiana Code provides other exemptions from the state's overtime pay requirements. Under Indiana law, exempt employees also include disabled employees working for nonprofit organizations under a work-training program, maple sugar harvesters, farm poultry workers and some horticultural workers.
  
  

Differences Between Indiana Law and Fair Labor Standards Act

• Although the federal Fair Labor Standards Act does not cover Indiana employers, they may have to comply with the Indiana Minimum Wage Law. The Fair Labor Standards Act applies to all government employers and public agencies, as well as private employers who conduct interstate business or generate more than $500,000 in annual profits.
  
  The Indiana Minimum Wage Law covers employers who hire nonexempt employees. Under the Indiana Minimum Wage Law, employers must pay all of their employees, including salaried employees, at least $7.25 per hour or $455 per year and overtime compensation at time and one-half if they work more than 40 hours weekly. The overtime and minimum wage requirement does not apply to Indiana employers who hire employees under qualified training programs.