Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

29 U.S.C. § 218

Relation to other laws

(a)
No provision of this chapter or of any order thereunder shall excuse noncompliance with any Federal or State law or municipal ordinance establishing a minimum wage higher than the minimum wage established under this chapter or a maximum work week lower than the maximum workweek established under this chapter, and no provision of this chapter relating to the employment of child labor shall justify noncompliance with any Federal or State law or municipal ordinance establishing a higher standard than the standard established under this chapter. No provision of this chapter shall justify any employer in reducing a wage paid by him which is in excess of the applicable minimum wage under this chapter, or justify any employer in increasing hours of employment maintained by him which are shorter than the maximum hours applicable under this chapter.
(b)
section 213(f) of this title Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter (other than ) or any other law—
(1)
section 5102(c)(7) of title 5 any Federal employee in the Canal Zone engaged in employment of the kind described in , or
(2)
any employee employed in a nonappropriated fund instrumentality under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces,
section 206(a)(1) of this titlesection 206(b) of this titlesection 207(a)(1) of this titleshall have his basic compensation fixed or adjusted at a wage rate that is not less than the appropriate wage rate provided for in (except that the wage rate provided for in shall apply to any employee who performed services during the workweek in a work place within the Canal Zone), and shall have his overtime compensation set at an hourly rate not less than the overtime rate provided for in .

June 25, 1938, ch. 676, § 1852 Stat. 1069Pub. L. 89–601, title III, § 30680 Stat. 841Pub. L. 90–83, § 881 Stat. 222(, ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 3602(b) of Title 22For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in subsec. (b), see , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

Amendments

Pub. L. 90–83section 5102(c)(7) of title 5section 5341(a) of title 5section 1(97) of Pub. L. 90–83section 7474 of title 10section 7474 of title 10Pub. L. 89–5541967—Subsec. (b). substituted reference to for reference to par. (7) of section 202 of the Classification Act of 1949 to reflect the amendment of by and struck out provision covering employees described in in view of the repeal of by .

Pub. L. 89–6011966— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1966 Amendment

Pub. L. 89–601section 602 of Pub. L. 89–601section 203 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .

Rules, Regulations, and Orders Promulgated With Regard to 1966 Amendments

Pub. L. 89–601Pub. L. 89–601section 602 of Pub. L. 89–601section 203 of this titleSecretary authorized to promulgate necessary rules, regulations, or orders on and after the date of the enactment of , , with regard to the amendments made by , see , set out as a note under .