The FLSA provides minimum standards that may be exceeded, but cannot be waived or reduced.  Employers must comply, for example, with any Federal, State or municipal laws, regulations or ordinances establishing a higher minimum wage or lower maximum workweek than those established under the FLSA.  Similarly, employers may, on their own initiative or under a collective bargaining agreement, provide a higher wage, shorter workweek, or higher overtime premium than provided under the FLSA.  While collective bargaining agreements cannot waive or reduce FLSA protections, nothing in the FLSA relieves employers from their contractual obligations under such bargaining agreements.

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