Is it Illegal Not to be Paid Hourly?

Question

I recently accepted a job as a housekeeper for a small local hotel. I was told I will be paid minimum wage ($7.50) for every 2 rooms cleaned. So ideally it should take me 30 minutes to clean each room. However, since I'm new to this job it takes me at a minimum of 45 minutes to clean each room. My husband believes I should be paid for every hour I work, regardless of how long it takes me to clean each room. The way they choose to pay their housekeepers may be illegal. What are your thoughts or legal opinion of my particular situation.

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I think the minimum wage is based on hourly paid and not how many rooms you clean!!!

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how they choose to pay, is something that should have been addressed BEFORE you accepted the job. are u getting a paycheck? are they paying cash under the table? are u getting a 1099? 
how exactly will they be able to tell what rooms YOU cleaned? and how will YOU be able to dispute any issues, such as " no u didnt clean this room and that room,  someone else did"?
there are a few concerns here, but not because paying so one by how many rooms they clean,  is illegal.  cause its not. 
if I choose to hire someone in an assembly station and pay them by how many.... pieces of furniture for example,  they assembled,  then that's what I'm offering and if you choose to take it, that's on u.
my dad is an electrician and hes boss use to pay him by how many outlets he put together.  one outlet =5 bucks. in houses with 10 rooms( big rich people homes), he would end up EASILY doing over 50-60 outlets. 5×60= 300 bucks. per DAY of work monday-friday. not illegal if that's how they choose to pay. but u better get to know everything about them and how well they keep track of everyones work, because otherwise u get screwed

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It all depends on the contract you signed when you got the job

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You are not in the military or a professional career, such as a doctor, lawyer, accountant, so you should be paid hourly if you are an employee. There are federal labor laws to guarantee those type of wages. If you are a private contractor, then you can be paid based on rooms. You can bring it up to your employer or file a complaint, but it sounds like your employer is purposely trying to underpay you. The problem with low wage jobs is that there will always be someone to take your place if you rock the boat.

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Minimum wage is based on hourly - not on tasks completed. The only time you’re not paid hourly is if you’re on salary

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"It is a common practice in hotels to pay maids a flat rate for each room they clean.  This is perfectly legal, so long as the maids are paid the minimum wage for all of the hours they work.  Unfortunately, for many maids, especially in large hotel chains, the per room rate does not result in a minimum wage." 
So no, that's not legal. You need to take it up with the department of labor

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It’s either minimum PER HOUR or they should tel you how much $$ it is PER ROOM you clean. They need to make it clear.

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If you are making at least minimum wage, calculated on a weekly basis, then it is legal. If it takes you 45 min to clean a room, you’re making more than minimum wage.

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I would get a different job... or figure out a way to clean each room faster 45 minutes seems really slow for one room

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It depends on the contract.
There is such thing as time and materials- that’s one type of contract.

Is it Illegal Not to be Paid Hourly?

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