§ 218. — Relation to other laws.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC218]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 8--FAIR LABOR STANDARDS
Sec. 218. Relation to other laws
(a) No provision of this chapter or of any order thereunder shall
excuse noncompliance with any Federal or State law or municipal
ordinance establishing a minimum wage higher than the minimum wage
established under this chapter or a maximum work week lower than the
maximum workweek established under this chapter, and no provision of
this chapter relating to the employment of child labor shall justify
noncompliance with any Federal or State law or municipal ordinance
establishing a higher standard than the standard established under this
chapter. No provision of this chapter shall justify any employer in
reducing a wage paid by him which is in excess of the applicable minimum
wage under this chapter, or justify any employer in increasing hours of
employment maintained by him which are shorter than the maximum hours
applicable under this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter (other than
section 213(f) of this title) or any other law--
(1) any Federal employee in the Canal Zone engaged in employment
of the kind described in section 5102(c)(7) of title 5, or
(2) any employee employed in a nonappropriated fund
instrumentality under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces,
shall have his basic compensation fixed or adjusted at a wage rate that
is not less than the appropriate wage rate provided for in section
206(a)(1) of this title (except that the wage rate provided for in
section 206(b) of this title shall apply to any employee who performed
services during the workweek in a work place within the Canal Zone), and
shall have his overtime compensation set at an hourly rate not less than
the overtime rate provided for in section 207(a)(1) of this title.
(June 25, 1938, ch. 676, Sec. 18, 52 Stat. 1069; Pub. L. 89-601, title
III, Sec. 306, Sept. 23, 1966, 80 Stat. 841; Pub. L. 90-83, Sec. 8,
Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 222.)
References in Text
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in subsec. (b), see
section 3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Amendments
1967--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-83 substituted reference to section
5102(c)(7) of title 5 for reference to par. (7) of section 202 of the
Classification Act of 1949 to reflect the amendment of section 5341(a)
of title 5 by section 1(97) of Pub. L. 90-83 and struck out provision
covering employees described in section 7474 of title 10 in view of the
repeal of section 7474 of title 10 by Pub. L. 89-554.
1966--Pub. L. 89-601 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
and added subsec. (b).
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89-601 effective Feb. 1, 1967, except as
otherwise provided, see section 602 of Pub. L. 89-601, set out as a note
under section 203 of this title.
Rules, Regulations, and Orders Promulgated With Regard to 1966
Amendments
Secretary authorized to promulgate necessary rules, regulations, or
orders on and after the date of the enactment of Pub. L. 89-601, Sept.
23, 1966, with regard to the amendments made by Pub. L. 89-601, see
section 602 of Pub. L. 89-601, set out as a note under section 203 of
this title.
