Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects wage and hour law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Fair_Labor_Standards_Act
gptkbp:category United States federal labor legislation
1947 in American law
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:29_U.S.C._§§_251–262
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted May 14, 1947
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
gptkbp:limitsLiabilityFor employers regarding certain preliminary and postliminary activities
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to define the jurisdiction of the courts, to further regulate and restrict the payment of compensation for certain activities, and for other purposes
gptkbp:prohibits claims for compensation for time spent traveling to and from the actual place of performance of the principal activity
claims for compensation for activities which are preliminary or postliminary to principal work activities
gptkbp:provides good faith defense for employers
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_80-49
gptkbp:purpose clarify compensable work time under FLSA
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fair_Labor_Standards_Act_of_1938
compensable work activities
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Portal-to-Portal_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:statutesAtLargeCitation gptkb:61_Stat._84
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fair_Labor_Standards_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3