Title 41, Public ContractsRelease 119-110

§6704 Limitation on Minimum Wage

Title 41 › Subtitle II — Other Advertising and Contract Provisions › CHAPTER 67 — SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS › § 6704

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal service contractors and subcontractors must pay workers on those contracts at least the minimum wage in section 6(a)(1) of the FLSA (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)); violations are under sections 6705–6707(d).

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Title 41, §6704

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(a)In General.—

A contractor that makes a contract with the Federal Government, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services through the use of service employees, and any subcontractor, may not pay less than the minimum wage specified under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) to an employee engaged in performing work on the contract.

(b)Violations.—

Sections 6705 to 6707(d) of this title are applicable to a violation of this section.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 670441:351(b).Pub. L. 89–286, § 2(b), Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1034; Pub. L. 94–489, § 1(b), Oct. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 2358.

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Citation

41 U.S.C. § 6704

Title 41, Public Contracts

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110