§551.301. Minimum wage.
5 C.F.R. § 551.301
Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section and § 551.311, an agency shall pay each of its employees wages at rates not less than the minimum wage specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Act for all hours of work as defined in subpart D of this part.
The minimum wage provisions of the Act do not apply to a criminal investigator receiving availability pay under § 550.181.
An employee has been paid in compliance with the minimum wage provisions of this subpart if the employee's hourly regular rate of pay, as defined in § 551.511(a) of this part, for the workweek is equal to or in excess of the rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Act.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[45 FR 85664, Dec. 30, 1980, as amended at 59 FR 66154, Dec. 23, 1994]
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5542(c); Sec. 4(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended by Pub. L. 93-259, 88 Stat. 55 (29 U.S.C. 204f). Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 48238, July 31, 2026.
Amendments
[45 FR 85664, Dec. 30, 1980, as amended at 59 FR 66154, Dec. 23, 1994]