and divide that total by the number of hours you worked in the pay period. Here's an example: Luba has a weekly pay period. She earned $150 in commission, working 25 hours during her first pay period in March 2007: $150  25 = $6 The minimum wage in March of 2007 was $8.00 an hour, meaning Luba should have been paid an amount at least equal to $8.00 multiplied by 25, or $200.00. Luba is owed the difference between her commission pay ($150) and what her employer would have paid for the same number of hours at the minimum wage ($200.00): $200.00 ? $150 = $50.00 Therefore, Luba's employer owes her $50.00. What amounts are allowed for room and board? If the employer provides room and or board (meals), a certain amount will be considered (or "deemed") to have been paid as wages for the purpose of determining whether minimum wage has been paid, as set out below. Room and board (meals) are not considered to have been paid as wages unless you occupied the room and received the meals. Room (weekly) rivate $31.70 non-private $15.85 non-private (domestic workers only) $0.00 Meals each meal $2.55 weekly maximum $53.55 Room and meals (weekly) with private room $85.25 with non-private $69.40 non-private (domestic workers only) $53.55 Fruit, vegetable and tobacco harvest workers (only) weekly housing serviced housing $99.35 unserviced housing $73.30 If an employee is paid more than the minimum wage, the employer can charge the employee more than these amounts. For