The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is a federal law that established the first minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards for workers in the United States. It was enacted to ensure that workers were paid a fair wage for their labor and to protect them from exploitation. The law also established
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week. It also prohibits employment of minors in "oppressive child labor". It applies to employees engaged in interstate commerce or employed by an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, unless the employer can claim an exemption from coverage. The Act was enacted by the 75th Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938. The FLSA is considered the last legislation of the New Deal.