Fair+Labor+Standards+Act+9

=__FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT__ (FLSA)= //about the Fair Labor Standards Act..........// //Also known as the Wages and Hours Law.//
 * Put into place on June 25th, 1938 by Senate and House of Representatives
 * Restricted employment of children younger than 16 years old
 * Establishes...
 * Minimum wage
 * Overtime pay
 * At a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in one work meet
 * Record keeping
 * Youth employment standards
 * It applied to the employees in the private sector and in the federal state and local governments
 * It also covered non exempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of not less than 7.25 per hour
 * This was put into effect on July 24th, 2009.
 * Children under 18 can not perform dangerous jobs.

__Consequences__

 * Held domestic servants and retail workers to go outside of interstate commerce
 * Caused a major rightward shift in national politics
 * conservatives stated the fact that the act lowers emplyment due to the raising cost of labor
 * Assisted to end The Great Depression
 * Brought a hault to child labor
 * Equal Pay for women was inforced
 * Domestic workers were protected a great amount more