may 3, 1938 - Fair Labor Standards Act

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Despite the fact that laws regulating minimum wage/child labor had been repealed or even deemed unconstitutional in the past, U.S. vs Darby Lumber Co turned things around
| This act ensured a minimum wage (initially 40 cents/hour), maximum workweek of 40 hrs (w extra pay for overtime), and child-labor restrictions on hiring ppl under 16yo.

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