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  2. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 - Wikipedia

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    The Fair Labor Standards Act applies to "any individual employed by an employer" but not to independent contractors or volunteers because they are not considered "employees" under the FLSA. [8] Still, an employer cannot simply exempt workers from the Fair Labor Standards Act by calling them independent contractors, and many employers have ...

  3. Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The Act defines an employer to be any "person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees, but does not include the United States or any state or political subdivision of a State." The Act applies to employers as diverse as manufacturers, construction companies, law firms, hospitals, charities, labor unions and private schools.

  4. Wage and Hour Division - Wikipedia

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    The Wage and Hour Division was created with the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938. The Division is responsible for the administration and enforcement of a wide range of laws which collectively cover virtually all private and State and local government employment.

  5. Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Labor Standards of the Department of Labor has worked on some work safety issues since its creation in 1934. [4] Economic boom and associated labor turnover during World War II worsened work safety in nearly all areas of the United States economy, but after 1945 accidents again declined as long-term forces reasserted themselves. [5]

  6. Employment contract - Wikipedia

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    The Fair Labor Standards Act also affects employers and employment contracts in that it establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. The FLSA applies only to employers whose annual sales total $500,000 or more or who ...

  7. Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Wikipedia

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    The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States labor law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex (see gender pay gap).It was signed into law on June 10, 1963, by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program. [3]

  8. These major employers are making workers return to the office

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    Here are a few of the major employers that have summoned workers back to the office. Amazon. ... The mandate applies to its roughly 7,400 workers who live near a Zoom office, the videoconferencing ...

  9. United States v. Darby Lumber Co. - Wikipedia

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    United States v. Darby Lumber Co., 312 U.S. 100 (1941), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, holding that the U.S. Congress had the power under the Commerce Clause to regulate employment conditions. [1]