29 CFR § 520.407 - What is the subminimum wage for messengers and what must I do to comply with the terms of my certificate?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s520.407"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 520.407 - What is the subminimum wage for messengers and what must I do to comply with the terms of my certificate?"
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "520.407"
section_name: "What is the subminimum wage for messengers and what must I do to comply with the terms of my certificate?"
chapter_name: "WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS"
part_number: "520"
part_name: "EMPLOYMENT UNDER SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF MESSENGERS, LEARNERS (INCLUDING STUDENT-LEARNERS), AND APPRENTICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 14, 52 Stat. 1062, 1064 (29 U.S.C. 214); secs. 2-12, 60 Stat. 237-244; (5 U.S.C. 1001-1011); 52 Stat. 1068, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 214."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 64959, Dec. 9, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "520"
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# 520.407 What is the subminimum wage for messengers and what must I do to comply with the terms of my certificate?

(a) A messenger certificate, if issued, shall specify:

(1) The subminimum wage rate of not less than 95 percent of the applicable minimum wage required by section 6(a) of the FLSA; and

(2) The effective and expiration dates of the certificate.

(b) The employer shall post a copy of the messenger certificate during its effective period in a conspicuous place where it can be readily seen by employees.

(c) No messenger shall be hired under a messenger certificate while abnormal labor conditions such as a strike, lock-out, or other similar condition, exist.