Does federal law supercede state law?

When state and federal laws conflict Why does federal law supersede state law Answer: The Supremacy Clause (Article VI, Clause 2) of the United States Constitution declares that federal laws are the "supreme Law of the Land." Hence, state court laws are inferior so long as the federal law is valid (constitutional). read more

The Fair Labor Standards Act is a federal law that illustrates well both the preemption doctrine and the few exceptions when state law supersedes federal law. An element of the FLSA is the federal minimum wage law. read more