The Fair Labor Standards Act
Read about the Fair Labor Standards Act on the US Department of Labor web site and how it pertains to you whether you belong to a union or not.
Synopsis of Law (from the US DOL web site)
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Covered nonexempt workers are entitled to the minimum wage*. Overtime pay at a rate of not less than one and one-half times their regular rates of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a work week.
More information about the FLSA can be
FOUND HERE
US DOL information on state
LABOR LAWS.
NJ DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WEBSITE WAGE INFORMATION