Fair Labor Standards Act

Hugo Black of Alabama, wrote the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that was signed into law in June 1938 ("Fair Labor Standards Act," n.d.). FLSA was created to “put a ceiling over hours and a floor under wages" by limiting long work hours to a 40 hour work week, a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour, and restricting most child labor. The FLSA affects the wages, overtime pay, and child labor standards that affect both full time and part time employees. These standards are closely monitored by…

The Department of Labor administers a variety of Federal labor laws. These laws are established to guarantee a worker’s right to a minimum hourly wages, overtime pay, safe working conditions, unemployment insurance, and freedom from discrimination. Established in 1913 this department is now affecting over 125 million workers’. Altogether the department enforces more than 180 federal laws. Some of these laws include Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration…

Although children were servants throughout most of human history, child labor reached new extremes during the Industrial Revolution. The Conditions children worked in were horrific and violated human rights, these practices needed to come to an end. Nineteenth century reformers and labor organizers sought to restrict child labor and improve working conditions but, it took a huge effort to sway public opinion. Forms of child labor such as indentured servitude and child slavery have existed all…

Enacted by Congress in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) established a 25 cent minimum wage, a 44 hour long work week, which was later revised in 1940 to only 40 hours per week, and prohibited child labor (Fair Labor Standards, n.d.). However, in 1940, Fred Darby of Darby Lumber failed to comply to the regulations of the FLSA and was arrested when shipping lumber out of state because he was working his employees overtime and paying them under the minimum wage requirement. After a hearing…

Minimum wage is a standard budget created to provide the American workers protection and fairness. It is what saved American workers during the horrid Great Depression period when everyone seemed to be bankrupted and lost. Federal minimum wage saves workers from being overworked. It was introduced during the 1930s around the time of the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a worldwide depression virus that wrecked economies and the stock market ruining thousands of lives.…

Fair Child Labor Work ethic is essential to maintain a healthy and prosperous livelihood. Countless hours of work could be beneficial for people, but are there more benefits or consequences for children having a job? The United States maintains age and safety standards for child employees. This was made during the Industrial period when children were risking their lives while working in factories. The United State’s Fair Labor Standards Act is beneficial because it states clear limitations on…

Understating the FLSA Overtime Rule in Today’s Social Setting What is the FLSA overtime Rule? The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime rule determines whether employees are eligible or exempt for overtime pay. Under the rule employees may be classified as exempt due the rate of pay and the type of work that they perform. Perhaps most importantly, employees who are classified as exempt are not eligible for overtime pay for any hours worked over 40 during a workweek. Similarly, an employee who…

The United States Department of Labor announced this year, on the eighteenth of May, that there will be a rule change regarding the Overtime Rule. The change was stated to be implemented starting on the first of December. This rule, however, was delayed by a federal judge, on the twenty-second of November, preventing it from going into effect on the initial scheduled date. The Fair Labor Standards Act was created to have employers compensate their employees at least their minimum hourly wage,…

FLSA Changes and its Influence on Hospitality On March 13, 2014 President Obama signed a memorandum to update and adapt the overtime rule (Final Rule) in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), which regulates minimum wages, work hours, overtime and child labor. These changes include a raise of the salary threshold for exempt workers and therefore broaden the number of people eligible for overtime pay. The Department of Labor’s (DOL) new regulations will take effect on December 1, 2016,…

that it is illegal (Byrd 10). With every undocumented worker comes the fear of deportation, which is a constant reminder to them by their employer and themselves; therefore, starting off the employment with abuse of authority. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), is a program that is designed to somewhat help undocumented workers, but with the unknowing of the requirements and the continuous fear of being sent home with nothing to give their families keeps the women at their employer’s whim…