{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-3-401","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-3-401","heading":"Declaration of policy.","body":"It is declared to be the policy of this part to:\n(1) establish minimum wage and overtime compensation standards for workers at levels consistent with their health, efficiency, and general well-being;\n(2) safeguard existing minimum wage and overtime compensation standards which are adequate to maintain the health, efficiency, and general well-being of workers against the unfair competition of wage and hour standards which do not provide such adequate standards of living; and\n(3) sustain purchasing power and increase employment opportunities.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 3. WAGES AND WAGE PROTECTION","Part 4. Minimum Wage and Overtime Compensation"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0030/part_0040/section_0010/0390-0030-0040-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:26Z","sha256":"e7fcb599b11969b300343e67745491d0bfe396b903d35921b9ec7c2fb831f3f6","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-3-306","next":"us-mt/39-3-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}