Matching Pairs Earned Income and BenefitsOnline version Earned Income and Benefits by Jennifer Vance 1 A benefit that allows employees to share a portion of the profits of the business 2 The lowest pay rate allowed by law for each regular hour of work 3 Forms of compensation in addition to salary and wages 4 Paid time away from work for personal reasons 5 A set fee or percentage of a sale paid to an employee instead of or in addition to salary of wages 6 Paid time away from work due to illness 7 Pay received for hours worked in addition to regular hours 8 Money available to spend or save after taxes have been paid minimum wage benefits sick leave personal leave profit sharing commission overtime pay disposable income