Fair Labor Standards Act

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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
  • Originated in President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal
  • The first minimum wage was set, which was 25 cents an hour
  • The work week was limited to 44 hours a week
  • Also banned child labor
  • Children under 14 were not legally allowed to work
  • Children under 18 were restricted from hazardous jobs (ie. mining, and some factory jobs)
  • Standards were developed to keep records of hours worked and wages paid
  • The same standards let employeers keep track of overtime owed to employees who exceeded the standard work week
  • Over twenty amendments have been made to the Fair Labor Standards Act (most of which have been made to increase minimum wage)
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What were the effects of the program on the people?
  • Reduced the number of children killed or injured by bad working conditions
  • People were able to work with a set wage



What were the effects of the program on the ecomony?
  • People were no longer going on strike to demand a shorter work week
  • More skilled workers to produce goods/faster work




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