Fair Labor Standards Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protects workers from unfair recruitment practices.

FLSA rules define when workers are considered overtime and when they should be paid overtime along with the minimum wage.
Employees are considered either exempt or non-exempt in relation to the FLSA.
The FLSA only applies to employers with annual sales of $500,000 or more or who engage in interstate commerce.
Initially, the FLSA banned child labor; it has since been expanded to ban gender pay disparity and age discrimination.

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