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Tennessee has NO state minimum wage law currently in effect. The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development's official Referrals page (tn.gov/workforce) explicitly states that minimum wage is NOT regulated by the TN DLWD: 'U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) regulates overtime, 1099 employees, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), minimum wage, Interstate Commerce...' — the state labor department directs minimum wage questions to the federal USDOL. The Labor Standards Unit page confirms Tennessee enforces six labor laws (Child Labor Act, Wage Regulations Act, Prevailing Wage Act, Illegal Alien Act, TLEA, NSPA) and none is a minimum wage law. Federal FLSA minimum of $7.25/hr applies to covered employers. — Source

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Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, no state overtime law, and no proposed minimum wage bill has been enacted through the 114th General Assembly — making Tennessee a pure-FLSA state with no state enforcement mechanism for wage floors.

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No state minimum wage statute: Tennessee has NO state minimum wage law currently in effect. The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development's official Referrals page (tn.gov/workforce) explicitly states that minimum wage is NOT regulated by the TN DLWD: 'U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) regulates overtime, 1099 employees, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), minimum wage, Interstate Commerce...' — the state labor department directs minimum wage questions to the federal USDOL. The Labor Standards Unit page confirms Tennessee enforces six labor laws (Child Labor Act, Wage Regulations Act, Prevailing Wage Act, Illegal Alien Act, TLEA, NSPA) and none is a minimum wage law. Federal FLSA minimum of $7.25/hr applies to covered employers. Source.
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Start hereMinimum WageNo state minimum wage law; federal FLSA $7.25/hr applies to covered employers; all proposed bills (HB 1399, SB 2495, SB 2670, HB 0819) failed to pass through the 114th General Assembly; confirmed from capitol.tn.gov.
Overtime29 U.S.C. § 207 (FLSA only); Tennessee has no state overtime law.

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Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, no state overtime law, and no proposed minimum wage bill has been enacted through the 114th General Assembly — making Tennessee a pure-FLSA state with no state enforcement mechanism for wage floors.

Weekly overtime: Tennessee requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Source.