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Minimum wage: Pennsylvania

This guide provides an in‑depth review of Pennsylvania minimum wage requirements, including employer coverage, tip credit rules, deductions, subminimum wages, and industry‑specific wage standards.

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by Michael R. Galey, Fisher Phillips

Summary

Pennsylvania’s wage and hour law requires covered employers to pay nonexempt employees a minimum wage for every hour worked. This guide provides an in-depth review of Pennsylvania employment law requirements HR must follow with respect to this law.

In this guide, learn about:

  • Minimum wage
    • Covered employers
  • Tip credit
    • Employee property
    • Service charges
    • Credit cards
    • Employee notice
    • Tip pools
    • Dual jobs / sidework
  • Board, lodging and other facilities
  • Uniforms
  • Other deductions
  • Subminimum wages
    • Workers with disabilities
    • Other workers
  • Industry-specific minimum wages
  • Poster requirements
  • Future developments

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Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania

Latest updates

Updated to reflect amendments regarding the tip credit, effective August 5, 2022.

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Fisher Phillps

Fisher Phillps represents management in the areas of labor and employment law. Their areas of expertise include employment discrimination and harassment, litigation of employment disputes, labor relations, employee leaves and wage and hour law.

With offices and attorneys admitted in almost every US jurisdiction, Fisher Phillips knows the local courts and agencies where they practice and have the resources to work seamlessly across offices to handle the most complex problems. They assist their clients with respect to global movement of employees, compliance with employment laws and codes of business ethics of other countries, and international employment contract and employee benefits issues.

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