Even though President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed it into law back in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act is just as monumental for workers today as it was back then.
How does it help you?
The FLSA sets standards that make workplaces safer and healthier. In fact, this Act is responsible for many of the biggest labor standards in the country.
And, if you’re one of the millions of Americans who makes minimum wage, you have this Act to thank every time you get a paycheck. That’s because the Act created the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor — the agency responsible for enforcing minimum wage, overtime, record-keeping, and child labor laws.
Before the FLSA was signed, there was no such thing as minimum wage and overtime. Today, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. For employees who work more than 40 hours in a week, they get to make time-and-a-half.
Simply put, the FLSA created rules and regulations that define how we work today!
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