Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966
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The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers and industries under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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labor law → |
| amends |
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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| appliesTo |
additional categories of service workers
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employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act → employees in enterprises engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce → workers in additional industries not previously covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| country |
United States
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| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Labor
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Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor → |
| governs |
employment relationships under federal wage and hour law
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| hasConsequence |
increased number of workers entitled to federal minimum wage
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increased number of workers entitled to overtime pay → reduction of exemptions from Fair Labor Standards Act coverage → |
| hasEffectOn |
minimum wage coverage
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overtime coverage → scope of employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act → |
| hasLanguage |
English
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| hasPurpose |
to broaden coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act
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to extend federal minimum wage protections to additional workers → to extend federal overtime protections to additional workers → |
| hasShortName |
FLSA Amendments of 1966
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| isPartOf |
United States labor and employment legislation
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| legalArea |
employment law
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labor standards → |
| legalForm |
public law
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| partOf |
Fair Labor Standards Act legislative history
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| regulates |
hours of work for covered employees
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interstate commerce employment practices → wages of covered nonexempt employees → |
| regulatoryScope |
federal minimum wage standards
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federal overtime standards → |
| relatedTo |
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961
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Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974 → |
| subjectMatter |
child labor regulation
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coverage expansion of wage and hour protections → minimum wage → overtime pay → |
| temporalContext |
1960s United States labor reforms
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| typeOfAmendment |
substantive amendment to coverage and wage rates
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Referenced by (4)
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Fair Labor Standards Act
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Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966
("FLSA Amendments of 1966")
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Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966
("Fair Labor Standards Act legislative history")
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Maryland v. Wirtz
("Fair Labor Standards Act Amendments of 1966")
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