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Montana Wage and Hour Laws<\/h1>\n
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State wage and hour laws<\/a> protect workers’ rights in various ways including setting the minimum wage and limiting how many hours an employee can work per day. These state laws must not dip below the federal wage and hour limits outlined in the Fair Labor Standards Act<\/a> (FLSA). This article outlines Montana’s main wage and hour laws.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Montana Code section 39-3-404<\/a>: Minimum Wage<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

What’s Prohibited? <\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

Most employers in Montana are required to pay their employees a wage of at least $8.30 per hour. However, employers not covered by the FLSA whose gross annual sales are $110,000 or less are allowed to pay their employees $4.00 per hour.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Tipped Employees<\/b><\/td>\r\n

Tip credits aren’t allowed for tipped employees in Montana.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\r\n\r\n

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Montana Code section 39-3-405<\/a>: Overtime Compensation<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

What’s Prohibited? <\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

Employees in Montana who work more than 40 hours in a workweek must be paid overtime compensation at a rate of at least 1\u00bd times the employee’s regular hourly rate for those hours worked over 40.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

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The overtime compensation provision doesn’t apply to:<\/p>\r\n