What should US business pay to foreign j1 visa students?
US employers must pay international staff adhering to State Minimum Wage laws.The minimum hourly wage has been $7.25 since July 24, 2009, for employees covered by federal minimum wage provisions. For workers receiving tips, employers are only required to pay a minimum direct wage rate of $2.13 per hour, "if that amount plus the tips received equals at least the federal minimum wage, the employee retains all tips and the employee customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips," according to an article by the federal Department of Labor’s Fair Labor Standards Act adviser. Learn more at wollt.org.
