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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 [1] (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week. [2] [3] It also prohibits employment of minors in "oppressive child labor". [4]
Including overtime, the maximum working time cannot exceed 48 hours per week, and should not exceed 44 hours per week over 12 weeks in a row. In France the labor law also regulates the minimum working hours: part-time jobs should not allow for less than 24 hours per week without a branch collective agreement.
The legal working age is the minimum age required by law in ... (9:00 p.m. June 1 through Labor Day); 3 Hours per ... (Part-time work with less than 8 hours per day ...
According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, someone making minimum wage in Florida needs to work nearly 100 hours a week to afford rent.
Part-time employment contracts are recognized under Iranian labor law. There are no specific legal requirements regarding the minimum or maximum number of hours a part-time employee can work, but they must receive benefits and protections proportionate to their working hours compared to full-time employees.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 requires a federal minimum wage, currently $7.25 but higher in 29 states and D.C., and discourages working weeks over 40 hours through time-and-a-half overtime pay.
A bill eliminating a state requirement for children under 16 to obtain work permits before starting a job could be debated by the House this week.
In 1891, Kansas was the first state to pass a "prevailing wage" for its own public works projects, and over the next thirty years was followed by seven other states (New York 1894, Oklahoma 1909, Idaho 1911, Arizona 1912, New Jersey 1913, Massachusetts 1914, and Nebraska 1923) in establishing minimum labor standards for public works construction.