Fair Labor Standards Act

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• Fair Labor Standards Act — n. A federal statute passed in 1938 that set a minimum wage, a maximum work week, and established rules about work by teenagers for businesses engaged in interstate commerce. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… …   Law dictionary

• Fair Labor Standards Act — ˌFair ˈLabor ˌStandards ˌAct abbreviation FLSA noun LAW a US law passed in 1938 that deals with the level of wages, amount of hours worked etc …   Financial and business terms

• Fair Labor Standards Act — The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA, ch. 676, USStat|52|1060, June 25, 1938, usc title chap|29|8), also called the Wages and Hours Bill, [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758587,00.html Wages and Hours ] , Time magazine …   Wikipedia

• Fair Labor Standards Act — Le Fair Labor Standards Act (« Loi sur les normes du travail équitable ») également appelé Wages and Hours Bill (« Loi sur les salaires et le temps de travail ») est une loi fédérale américaine, approuvée par le Congrès des… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Fair Labor Standards Act — Federal Act (1938) which set a minimum standard wage (periodically increased by later statutes) and a maximum work week of 40 hours in industries engaged in interstate commerce. Such Act also regulates hours of work, and type of work, that can be …   Black's law dictionary

• Fair Labor Standards Act — ▪ United States [1938] also called  Wages and Hours Act        the first act in the United States prescribing nationwide compulsory federal regulation of wages and hours, sponsored by Sen. Robert F. Wagner of New York and signed on June 14, 1938 …   Universalium

• Fair Labor Standards Act — (FLSA)    A federal law that guarantees a worker s right to be paid fairly. It defines the 40 hour workweek, the federal minimum wage, the requirements for overtime, and the restrictions on child labor …   Business law dictionary

• Fair Labor Standards Act — A federal statute, commonly known as the Wage and Hour Law, regulating the hours and wages of employees engaged in interstate commerce or in the production of goods for interstate commerce. 29 USC §§ 201 et seq …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 — (FLSA) USA A federal law governing the national minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and wage and hour record keeping (29 U.S.C. §§ 201 219). The FLSA requires payment of a minimum hourly wage to covered nonexempt employees. For the current… …   Law dictionary

• Fair Labor Standards Act - FLSA — A United States law which sets out various labor regulations regarding interstate commerce employment, including minimum wages, requirements for overtime pay and limitations on child labor. In general, the FLSA is intended to protect workers… …   Investment dictionary

• Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 —    Becoming law on 25 June 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act was one of the major reform measures of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Minimum wage provision had originally been included in the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, but when… …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era