Public Law 80-49

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Public Law 80-49 is the formal statutory designation of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, a U.S. federal law that clarified employer liability and compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
labor law
amends Fair Labor Standards Act
surface form: Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
appliesTo Fair Labor Standards Act
surface form: Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
clarifies employer liability for employee work time
what constitutes compensable working time
codifiedIn United States Code Title 29
surface form: Title 29 of the United States Code
congressNumber 80th United States Congress
country United States of America
defines non-compensable postliminary activities
non-compensable preliminary activities
enactedBy 80th United States Congress
establishes statute of limitations for certain wage claims
governs claims for compensation for time spent in certain preliminary and postliminary activities
hasAlternativeName Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
surface form: Portal to Portal Act of 1947
hasEffectOn employee rights to compensation for work-related activities
employer obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act
hasLegalCitation Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
hasShortTitle Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
historicalContext post–World War II expansion of wage and hour litigation
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
legalDomain employment law
labor standards
legislativeBody United States Congress
limits retroactive liability for unpaid wages
partOf United States labor law
presidentAtEnactment President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
purpose to clarify and limit employer liability for certain work-related activities
to define compensable working time under federal wage and hour law
regulates portal-to-portal pay claims
wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act
relatedTo Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions
overtime pay disputes
scope interstate commerce employment covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act
signedBy President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
subjectMatter employer liability for preliminary and postliminary activities
overtime compensation
wage and hour law
typeOfLaw remedial statute
yearEnacted 1947

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