Public Contracts Act

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Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Walsh-Healey_Public_Contracts_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo contracts exceeding $10,000 for manufacturing or furnishing materials to the U.S. government
gptkbp:category Labor law
Government contracts
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:41_U.S.C._§§_35-45
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1936
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Labor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Contracts Act
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Senator_David_I._Walsh
Representative Arthur Healey
gptkbp:prohibits employment of minors under 16
employment of convicts except under certain conditions
gptkbp:purpose regulate wages and working conditions for government contract workers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fair_Labor_Standards_Act
gptkb:Davis-Bacon_Act
gptkbp:requires overtime pay for hours worked over 40 per week
payment of minimum wages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Walsh-Healey_Public_Contracts_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5