Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Fair_Labor_Standards_Amendments_of_1974
gptkb:Fair_Labor_Standards_Amendments_of_1966
gptkbp:applies_to employees engaged in interstate commerce
gptkbp:effective_date October 24, 1939
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Wage_and_Hour_Division
complaints by employees
investigations by the Department of Labor
gptkbp:established minimum wage standards
overtime pay requirements
youth employment regulations
gptkbp:goal protect workers' rights
eliminate child labor
promote fair labor standards
ensure minimum wage
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Great_Depression
labor movement in the U. S.
gptkbp:historical_significance improved labor standards
set precedent for future labor laws
reduced child labor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
gptkbp:impact economic stability
labor rights
working conditions
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for fishing industry
certain small businesses
certain agricultural workers
employees of local governments
seasonal amusement establishments
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:labor_unions
New Deal policies
worker advocacy groups
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Family_and_Medical_Leave_Act
gptkb:Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Act
gptkb:Equal_Pay_Act_of_1963
gptkbp:penalties_for_violations fines
back pay
reinstatement of employees
gptkbp:regulates overtime pay
child labor
minimum wage
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Labor_Management_Relations_Act
gptkb:National_Labor_Relations_Act
gptkbp:requires recordkeeping by employers
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:72nd_United_States_Congress
gptkb:68th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4