WHAT IS IT?
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage and
overtime pay on a federal level. It also sets federal requirements for record-
keeping and restrictions on employment for minors. These laws, with some
exemptions, affect the private sector, as well as federal, state, and
local governments.
WHEN WAS IT ENACTED?
The FLSA became a federal law in 1938.
WHY WAS IT ENACTED?
Before the FLSA , people worked for star vation wages, there were no limits
on working hours, and sweatshops and child labor were rampant. President
Roosevelt and U. S. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins—the first woman
appointed to the U. S. Cabinet—created the act with the goals of establishing
wage minimums and limits on hours worked, as well as creating new jobs
by reducing overtime and forcing employers to hire more employees. After
the Social Security Act, President Roosevelt called the FLSA " the most
far-reaching, far-sighted program for the benefit of workers here or in any
other country."
WHY DOES THE FLSA MATTER TO YOU?
The FLSA provides oversight, ensuring that your employers can't take advantage
of you. Unless your job is exempt, it restricts working conditions that can
jeopardize an employee's efficiency, health, and even their life.
Learn more about the Fair Labor Standards Act at
www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa.
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