Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203[1] (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week.[2][3] It also prohibits employment of minors in "oppressive child labor".[4] It applies to employees engaged in interstate commerce or employed by an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce,[5] unless the employer can claim an exemption from coverage. The Act was enacted by the 75th Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938.
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Long title | An Act to provide for the establishment of fair labor standards in employments in and affecting interstate commerce, and for other purposes |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | FLSA |
Enacted by | the 75th United States Congress |
Effective | June 25, 1938; 85 years ago (1938-06-25) |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 75–718 |
Statutes at Large | 52 Stat. 1060 through 52 Stat. 1070 (3 pages) |
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