---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 520.407"
title: "29"
number: "520.407"
heading: "What is the subminimum wage for messengers and what must I do to comply with the terms of my certificate?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/520.407"
---

# §520.407. What is the subminimum wage for messengers and what must I do to comply with the terms of my certificate?

- (a) A messenger certificate, if issued, shall specify:
  - (1) The subminimum wage rate of not less than 95 percent of the applicable minimum wage required by [section 6(a)](/cfr/29/6.md?p=a) of the FLSA; and
  - (2) **The effective and expiration dates of the certificate.**
- (b) The employer shall post a copy of the messenger certificate during its effective period in a conspicuous place where it can be readily seen by employees.
- (c) No messenger shall be hired under a messenger certificate while abnormal labor conditions such as a strike, lock-out, or other similar condition, exist.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 14, 52 Stat. 1062, 1064 (29 U.S.C. 214); secs. 2-12, 60 Stat. 237-244; (5 U.S.C. 1001-1011); 52 Stat. 1068, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 214.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 64959, Dec. 9, 1997, unless otherwise noted.