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Name: Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) (29 U.S.C., Chapter 8).
Country: United States of America
Subject(s): Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 1938
Entry into force:
ISN: USA-1938-L-31148
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=31148&p_lang=en
Bibliography: U.S. Labor and Employment Laws, 1991-03, West, R., BNA Books, Washington, D.C., United States of America, pp. 7-3-7-41
US Department of Labor US Department of Labor United States (consulted on 2018-02-14)
United States Code United States Code Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S.A., USA (consulted on 2018-02-14)
Abstract/Citation: Concerns labour standards including those in respect of minimum wage, hours of work, child labour, etc. Section 6(d) was added by the Equal Pay Act of 1963, approved June 10, 1963, effective June 11, 1964.

201. Short title
202. Congressional finding and declaration of policy
203. Definitions
204. Administration
205. Repealed
206. Minimum wage
207. Maximum hours
208. Repealed
209. Attendance of witnesses
210. Court review of wage orders in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
211. Collection of data
212. Child labor provisions
213. Exemptions
214. Employment under special certificates
215. Prohibited acts; prima facie evidence
216. Penalties
216a. Repealed
216b. Liability for overtime work performed prior to July 20, 1949
217. Injunction proceedings
218. Relation to other laws
218a. Automatic enrollment for employees of large employers
218b. Notice to employees
218c. Protections for employees
219. Separability
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