WHAT IS FLSA?
Adopted in 1938 by President Franklin Roosevelt, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ushered in the eight-hour work day and 40-hour work week, established employee rights to minimum wage and overtime pay, and has since evolved to reflect the society it serves.
Amendments to the FLSA have included:
Minimum wage increases (1949)
First wage increase was from 45 cents to 75 cents per hour.
The Equal Pay Act of 1963
Measured earnings by quality or quantity of work instead of gender.
Migrant and seasonal work (1983)
Protection of farm workers, agricultural associations, and agricultural employers
Designated spaces for nursing mothers (2010)
Amendment to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Important Note
FLSA does not control circumstances such as:
- » vacation, holiday, severance, or sick pay;
- » meal or rest periods, holidays off, or vacations;
- » premium pay for weekend or holiday work;
- » or a discharge notice, reason for discharge, or immediate payment of final wages to terminated employees (source)
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