Do salary and overtime laws vary by state?

Salary and overtime laws vary by state, but workers are covered under the federal wage law to receive at least the federal minimum wage amount, Find Law explains. Some states have higher minimum wage rates and stricter overtime laws than the established federal government regulations, The Lunt Group LLC notes.

Salaried employees, who receive a regularly scheduled and set amount of pay, typically on a weekly basis, instead of an amount based on the number of hours worked, are classified as exempt employees. The Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum federal wage and right to overtime pay requirements do not apply to exempt employees, explains the Houston Chronicle.