---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 520.506"
title: "29"
number: "520.506"
heading: "What is the subminimum wage for student-learners and what must I do to comply with the terms of my student-learner certificate?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/520.506"
---

# §520.506. What is the subminimum wage for student-learners and what must I do to comply with the terms of my student-learner certificate?

- (a) The special minimum wage rate paid to student-learners shall be not less than 75 percent of the applicable minimum under [section 6(a)](/cfr/29/6.md?p=a) of the FLSA.
- (b) Compliance with items listed for favorable review of a student-learner application ([§ 540.503](/cfr/29/540.503.md)) must be demonstrated.
- (c)
  - (1) The number of hours of employment training each week at subminimum wages pursuant to a certificate, when added to the hours of school instruction, shall not exceed 40 hours, except that authorization may be granted by the Administrator for a greater number of hours if found to be justified by extraordinary circumstances.
  - (2) When school is not in session on any school day, the student-learner may work a number of hours in addition to the weekly hours of employment training authorized by the certificate; provided,
    - (i) The total hours worked shall not exceed 8 hours on any such day, and
    - (ii) A notation shall be made in the employer's records to the effect that school not being in session was the reason additional hours were worked on such day.
  - (3) During the school term, when school is not in session for the entire week, the student-learner may work at his/her employment training a number of hours in the week in addition to those authorized by the certificate; provided,
    - (i) The total hours shall not exceed 40 hours in any such week, and
    - (ii) A notation shall be made in the employer's records to the effect that school not being in session was the reason additional hours were worked in such week.
- (d) A special student-learner certificate shall not constitute authorization to pay a subminimum wage rate to a student-learner in any week in which he/she is employed for a number of hours in addition to the number authorized in the certificate, except as provided in paragraphs [(c)(1)](#c-1), [(2)](#c-2), and [(3)](#c-3) of this section.

## 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.