The Fair Labor Standards Act $($FLSA$)$ states that:

employers of tipped employees need to pay a minimum cash wage of $$10\mathrm{.}17$ per hour under all circumstances.

payments for overtime must be given only after an employee has worked for $60$ hours in a workweek.

employers need to pay the state wage rate to employees if it is higher than federal wage rate.

breaks or meal periods should be given to workers on a regular basis.