Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961
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The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened the Fair Labor Standards Act, notably broadening coverage of minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers.
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| FLSA Amendments of 1961 | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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labor law ⓘ |
| amends |
Fair Labor Standards Act
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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| appliesTo |
certain public sector employers
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private sector employers ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| expandsCoverageTo |
additional employees previously not covered by FLSA
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certain service workers ⓘ employees in enterprises engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ employees in larger retail and service enterprises ⓘ |
| field | labor and employment law ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectOn |
employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act
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employers engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Fair Labor Standards Act framework ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
child labor regulation
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coverage of employees under FLSA ⓘ minimum wage ⓘ overtime pay ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law influenced federal statutory system ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | United States labor law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expand coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act
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to strengthen minimum wage protections ⓘ to strengthen overtime protections ⓘ |
| regulates |
employment of certain categories of workers
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hours of work ⓘ overtime compensation ⓘ wages ⓘ |
| shortName |
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961
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| subjectOf |
historical analyses of expansion of FLSA coverage
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legal scholarship on U.S. wage and hour law ⓘ |
| topic |
coverage thresholds for enterprises
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federal minimum wage policy ⓘ federal overtime standards ⓘ |
| typeOfAmendment | substantive amendment to existing labor statute ⓘ |
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