Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 (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. It also prohibits employment of minors in "oppressive child labor". It applies to employees engaged in interstate commerce or employed by an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, 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.

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Long titleAn Act to provide for the establishment of fair labor standards in employments in and affecting interstate commerce, and for other purposes
Acronyms (colloquial)FLSA
Enacted bythe 75th United States Congress
EffectiveJune 25, 1938 (1938-06-25)
Citations
Public lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 75–718
Statutes at Large52 Stat. 1060 through 52 Stat. 1070 (3 pages)
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