what is the fair labor standards board 
the fair labor standards board is the administrative body responsible for enforcing the flsa the board s primary duties include overseeing minimum wage overtime pay record keeping and child labor laws in the u s the wage and hour division of the u s department of labor carries out the actual enforcement work and administration of the flsa this board instead has the authority to interpret the act s provisions handle complaints and conduct investigations into whether employers are following the law the bottom linethe flsa remains important for protecting workers rights across the u s it establishes a federal minimum wage mandates overtime pay for employees working over 40 hours per week forbids different types of child labor and has been amended to provide crucial protections against discrimination while app based jobs and the increased use of the label independent contractor to cover more and more workers have meant the protections cover fewer workers than otherwise collectively these measures still underscore the flsa s role in the labor standards behind much of the modern workplace 