Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
GPTKB entity
Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
federal law
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| gptkbp:amends |
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974 |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
employees engaged in interstate commerce
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| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
October 24, 1938
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
none |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Department_of_Labor
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| gptkbp:established |
minimum wage standards
overtime pay requirements the 40-hour work week the concept of fair labor standards youth employment standards |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first federal law to regulate child labor
first federal law to establish minimum wage part of the New Deal reforms |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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| gptkbp:impact |
business practices
economic stability working conditions income inequality worker rights wage levels labor market employment discrimination laws |
| gptkbp:includes |
certain professions from minimum wage
certain small businesses from coverage |
| gptkbp:influenced |
labor unions
subsequent labor legislation |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
New_Deal_policies
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| gptkbp:issuedBy |
Wage and Hour Division
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| gptkbp:provides |
protection for whistleblowers
exemptions for certain employees guidelines for youth employment |
| gptkbp:regulates |
overtime pay
child labor minimum wage |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Act
gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act gptkb:National_Labor_Relations_Act Employment Law Labor Relations Social Security Act Equal Pay Act of 1963 |
| gptkbp:requires |
recordkeeping by employers
payment of overtime for hours worked over 40 in a week notification of wage changes |
| gptkbp:signature |
President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
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| gptkbp:subject |
judicial review
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