{"id":5047,"date":"2016-08-23T16:07:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T16:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5047"},"modified":"2016-08-23T16:07:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T16:07:38","slug":"fair-labor-standards-act-apply-persons-employed-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/fair-labor-standards-act-apply-persons-employed-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Fair Labor Standards Act apply to persons employed in Idaho?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Joseph G. Ballstaedt<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that provides minimum wage, overtime pay, and other protections to covered, nonexempt employees. Employees who are “engaged in commerce” are covered employees. 29 U.S.C.S. \u00a7 206(a). An employee is engaged in commerce if he or she performs work “involving or related to the movement of persons or things” between state lines or overseas. See <\/i>29 CFR 779.103. However, the term commerce is defined so broadly under federal law that the FLSA covers almost every employee in Idaho. See <\/i>29 CFR 776.8. For example, the following employees are deemed to be engaged in commerce:<\/p>\n