Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of the many great men who contributed themselves to pulling our nation out of the Great Depression. As President, FDR created multiple programs during his time in office, commonly known as the New Deal Programs. The New Deal Programs were not completely about success or failure in relation to economic recovery. By uniting the American people and giving hope, the programs could succeed in providing hope and motivation where there was previously none.
One of these programs was created from the National Industrial Recovery Act, or NIRA. NIRA created the NRA to enforce codes of fair competition, minimum wages, and to permit collective bargaining of workers. The purpose of the NRA was to put people back to work, and raise Labour standards. Most significantly it created an amalgamated American front in the battle against the Great Depression. Despite being highly criticized as poorly administered and being questionably regulated, the NRA had a great impact on the …show more content…
The Fair Labour Standards Act was created to establish a minimum wage and a limit on the number of hours which may be worked in a standard workweek. It also provides standards for equal pay, overtime pay, record keeping, and child labour. The FLSA protects workers from unfair treatment in the workplace and from working long hours without compensation. The Fair Labour Standards Act helped prevent workers from being taken advantage of. It also protected children under the age of 16 from harsh child labour. The Fair Labour Standards Act was an important act that still strongly affects the working society of the United States. Unfortunately the FLSA had many critics. Critics of the FLSA said it was too complicated for the average employers to understand, and that the bill was badly drawn. Another criticism was the FLSA would lead the country into a totalitarian
One of these programs was created from the National Industrial Recovery Act, or NIRA. NIRA created the NRA to enforce codes of fair competition, minimum wages, and to permit collective bargaining of workers. The purpose of the NRA was to put people back to work, and raise Labour standards. Most significantly it created an amalgamated American front in the battle against the Great Depression. Despite being highly criticized as poorly administered and being questionably regulated, the NRA had a great impact on the …show more content…
The Fair Labour Standards Act was created to establish a minimum wage and a limit on the number of hours which may be worked in a standard workweek. It also provides standards for equal pay, overtime pay, record keeping, and child labour. The FLSA protects workers from unfair treatment in the workplace and from working long hours without compensation. The Fair Labour Standards Act helped prevent workers from being taken advantage of. It also protected children under the age of 16 from harsh child labour. The Fair Labour Standards Act was an important act that still strongly affects the working society of the United States. Unfortunately the FLSA had many critics. Critics of the FLSA said it was too complicated for the average employers to understand, and that the bill was badly drawn. Another criticism was the FLSA would lead the country into a totalitarian