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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA, ch. 676, 52&_160;Stat.&_160;1060, June 25, 1938, 29 U.S.C.&_160;ch.8) is United States federal law that applies to employees engaged in interstate commerce or employed by an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce[1], unless the employer can claim an exemption from coverage. The FLSA established a national minimum wage,[2] guaranteed time and a half for overtime in certain jobs,[3] and prohibited most employment of minors in "oppressive child labor," a term defined in the statute.[4] The full effect of the FLSA of 1938 was postponed by the wartime inflation of the 1940s, which raised wages above the level specified in the Act. The October 26, 1949 Fair Labor Standards Amendment(ch. 736, Pub.L. 81-393, 63&_160;Stat.&_160;910, 29 U.S.C.&_160;§&_160;201) included changes to over time compensation, defined "regular rate", redefined "produced", raised minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents per hour and extended child labor coverage. It also included a few new exemptions for special worker classes. In 1955 the FLSA was amended once again to increase minimum wage, this time to one dollar per hour. The 1961 FLSA Amendment added another method of determining coverage called enterprise coverage. Enterprise coverage only applies when the business is involved in interstate commerce and its gross annual business volume is a minimum of $500,000. All employees working for these “enterprises” are then covered by the FLSA. Under the original 1938 act, a worker whose work affects interstate commerce is covered as an individual. Interstate commerce is defined so broadly that practically anything fits, such as ordering, loading, or using supplies from out of state, accepting payments from customers based on credit cards issued by out-of-state banks, and so on.
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