Legal ramifications of per visit pay in the USA.
Agencies, which are subject to the FLSA, (Fair Labor Standards Act), must pay their covered employees the minimum wage required by law and overtime pay at a rate of one-and-one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate for hours worked in excess of forty hours in a work week. Failure to do so can result in substantial liability for not only the unpaid wages, but for significant penalties and the employee's attorney's fees as well.
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