body: The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage.
  
  
  The Department of Labor states:
  
  
  
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  > Under the FLSA, employees may not volunteer services to for-profit
  >  private sector employers.
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  <https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/whd/flsa/docs/volunteers.asp>
  
  
  Stack Exchange is a for-profit private sector employer.
  
  
  Is it legal for Stack Exchange to not pay moderators minimum wage?
  
  
  
title: Is it legal for Stack Exchange to not pay moderators minimum wage?