jan 1, 1938 - Fair Labor Standards Act
Description:
1864…1938’sThe Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay eligibility, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments. Child labor (in 1900: 18% of all-American workers under the age of 16) was outlawed.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1938
Now
~ 87 years ago