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Utah's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, effective July 24, 2009. — Source
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Utah Code § 34-40-106 is one of the nation's strongest local preemption statutes — it explicitly bars any city, town, or county from establishing a minimum wage above the federal floor and extends to contract preferences — and Utah has no state-mandated paid sick leave.
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How Utah differs
Utah Code § 34-40-106 is one of the nation's strongest local preemption statutes — it explicitly bars any city, town, or county from establishing a minimum wage above the federal floor and extends to contract preferences — and Utah has no state-mandated paid sick leave.
Weekly overtime: Utah requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Source.
Utah wage payment and collection law
Beyond the minimum wage and overtime rate, Utah has its own wage-payment statute governing when workers must be paid, what happens to a final paycheck, and how to recover wages an employer has not paid. The essentials, drawn from Utah Labor Commission, Antidiscrimination and Labor Division (UALD), Wage Claim Unit, are below.
- How often wages must be paid
- Utah Payment of Wages Act (Utah Code Ann. §34-28-101 et seq.) sets paydays, final paychecks, deductions, and payroll-record rules. Specific interval figures not quoted on loaded page.
- Final paycheck after separation
- Under the Payment of Wages Act; specific timing not quoted on loaded page.
- How to file a wage claim
- File a wage claim with UALD's Wage Claim Unit via the Wage Claim Assignment Form (in person/mail/fax) or online. Employer has 10 business days to respond; an investigator reviews.
- Other state-specific rules
- State minimum wage $7.25; minors under 18 may be paid $4.25 for first 90 days; tipped $2.13 if tips make up the difference. Enforcement rules in Utah Admin. Code R610.
Primary source: Utah Labor Commission, Antidiscrimination and Labor Division (UALD), Wage Claim Unit. Statute citations are the state's own; verify your specific situation before acting.