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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T471055 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 Context triple: [81st United States Congress, passedLegislation, Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949]
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A.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966
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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B.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers, including many public-sector and domestic employees.
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C.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977 were U.S. federal legislative changes that updated wage and hour protections, including raising the minimum wage and expanding coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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D.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985 are U.S. federal legislative changes that, among other provisions, clarified and modified wage, hour, and overtime rules—particularly for public sector employees—under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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E.
Employment Act of 1946
The Employment Act of 1946 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established the government's responsibility to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power, laying the foundation for modern macroeconomic policy and creating the Council of Economic Advisers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966
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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B.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers, including many public-sector and domestic employees.
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C.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977 were U.S. federal legislative changes that updated wage and hour protections, including raising the minimum wage and expanding coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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D.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985 are U.S. federal legislative changes that, among other provisions, clarified and modified wage, hour, and overtime rules—particularly for public sector employees—under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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E.
Employment Act of 1946
The Employment Act of 1946 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established the government's responsibility to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power, laying the foundation for modern macroeconomic policy and creating the Council of Economic Advisers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
labor law ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving working conditions
ⓘ
limiting excessive working hours ⓘ protecting minors in employment ⓘ raising wage floors ⓘ |
| amends |
Fair Labor Standards Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
|
| appliesTo | covered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| basedOn | Fair Labor Standards Act framework ⓘ |
| concerns |
economic regulation
ⓘ
employment standards ⓘ worker protection ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field |
employment law
ⓘ
labor law ⓘ wage and hour law ⓘ |
| follows |
Fair Labor Standards Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
|
| hasEffectOn |
child labor regulation
ⓘ
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
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history of labor relations in the United States ⓘ |
| legalDomain | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | United States labor law ⓘ |
| regulates |
hours of work
ⓘ
oppressive child labor ⓘ wages ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States labor law scholarship
ⓘ
historical analysis of minimum wage policy ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| typeOfAmendment | substantive amendment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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