💵 Wage & Hours Input
💡 Louisiana Wage Law Essentials
- Standard Minimum Rate: Louisiana does not set a separate state minimum wage; employers default to the federal baseline of $7.25/hour under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
- Tipped Minimum Cash Wage: Employers may pay a direct cash wage of $2.13/hour and claim a maximum tip credit of $5.12/hour for eligible tipped staff.
- Tip Credit Shortfall Adjustment: If direct cash wages ($2.13/hr) plus tips average less than $7.25/hr across all weekly hours worked, the employer must pay the shortfall.
- Training Wage Provisions: Under FLSA provisions, workers under 20 years old may be paid a training wage of $4.25/hour for their initial 90 consecutive calendar days.
- Overtime Pay: Hours worked over 40 in a workweek must be compensated at 1.5× the regular rate. For tipped workers, the direct cash overtime rate is calculated as $(1.5 \times \text{Base Minimum Wage}) - \text{Tip Credit}$.
Estimated Weekly Gross Earnings
$0.00
$0.00 estimated annual base (52 weeks)
Effective Hourly: $0.00/hr
Status: Compliant
Earnings by Pay Frequency
Hourly
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Daily
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Weekly
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Monthly
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Yearly
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Applied Statutory Standards (Louisiana / FLSA)
Base Wage
$0.00
Direct Cash Rate
$0.00
Tip Credit Applied
$0.00
Direct OT Rate
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📋 Weekly Pay Breakdown
⚠️ Tip Credit Shortfall Adjustment: Total retained tips were insufficient to bridge the gap between direct cash pay ($2.13/hr) and the mandatory $7.25 minimum wage baseline. The employer must pay $0.00 in additional direct cash wages to satisfy statutory requirements.
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