Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949
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The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 were U.S. federal labor law revisions that expanded and strengthened minimum wage, overtime, and child labor protections originally established by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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labor law → |
| aimedAt |
improving working conditions
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limiting excessive working hours → protecting minors in employment → raising wage floors → |
| amends |
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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| appliesTo |
covered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| basedOn |
Fair Labor Standards Act framework
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| concerns |
economic regulation
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employment standards → worker protection → |
| country |
United States
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| field |
employment law
→
labor law → wage and hour law → |
| follows |
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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| hasEffectOn |
child labor regulation
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minimum wage → overtime pay → |
| hasPurpose |
to expand minimum wage protections
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to strengthen child labor protections → to strengthen overtime protections → |
| isPartOf |
history of United States federal minimum wage
→
history of labor relations in the United States → |
| legalDomain |
federal law of the United States
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| partOf |
United States labor law
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| regulates |
hours of work
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oppressive child labor → wages → |
| subjectOf |
United States labor law scholarship
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historical analysis of minimum wage policy → |
| temporalContext |
post–World War II era
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| typeOfAmendment |
substantive amendment
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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81st United States Congress
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passedLegislation |