Georgia Minimum wage. All nonexempt employers and employees are covered. Workers with disabilities may be paid less than the minimum wage if the labor commissioner grants the employer an exemption.
Tipped employees are exempt employees.
Meal and lodging allowances. Employers must keep records of hours worked and wages paid, and must post regulations and orders in a conspicuous place. Violators may be liable for the difference between wages paid and the minimum wage, plus an equal amount as liquidated damages, plus costs and attorneys' fees. An agreement or contract to work for less than minimum rate is no defense to an employee's suit. However, pay differentials are allowed if based on a seniority or merit system, or any system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production, or on any factor other than sex.