<P> The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 ( abbreviated as FLSA ) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage , and `` time - and - a-half '' overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week . It also prohibited most employment of minors in `` oppressive child labor '' . It applies to employees engaged in interstate commerce or employed by an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce , unless the employer can claim an exemption from coverage . </P>
<P> The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 ( abbreviated as FLSA ) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage , and `` time - and - a-half '' overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week . It also prohibited most employment of minors in `` oppressive child labor '' . It applies to employees engaged in interstate commerce or employed by an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce , unless the employer can claim an exemption from coverage . </P>
fair labor standards act what did it do
fair labor standards act what did it do
the right to a minimum wage `` time - and - a-half '' overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week prohibited most employment of minors in `` oppressive child labor ''
the right to a minimum wage `` time - and - a-half '' overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week prohibited most employment of minors in `` oppressive child labor ''