Exam 22: The Fair Labor Standards Act

The Supreme Court held that the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was an unconstitutional delegation of congressional power in the 1935 case of Schecter Poultry Corp.

The Fair Labor Standards Act prohibits all forms of child labor.

Which of the following is not a condition for administrative employees to be exempt from overtime and minimum wage requirements under the FLSA?​

Employees covered by the FLSA are entitled to overtime pay at one-and-a-half times their regular pay rate, for hours worked:

Employees who are engaged in the production of goods for interstate commerce are not subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

How did the NIRA come into effect?​

The statute of limitations for willful violations is extended to _____ years.

Which of the following is not a basis for coverage under the FLSA?​

In Christensen v.Harris County, Harris County adopted a policy requiring its employees to schedule time off in order to reduce the amount of accrued compensatory time.Employees of the Harris County Sheriff's Department sued the County claiming that such policy is prohibited under the FLSA.In its judgment, the Supreme Court:

All employees covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act are entitled to overtime pay or subject to the minimum wage.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is enforced by the National Labor Relations Board.

Machinists and sewing machine operators are usually paid on a(n):

What was impact of the first federal law against child labor?​

In Salazar v.Butterball, LLC, the plaintiffs were:

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was first enacted in 1938 in order to deal with issues such as minimum wages, overtime entitlements, and even child labor.

Donna and Paul DeRossi own an agricultural farm in the outskirts of New Jersey.Their son Ron, who is 13 years old, helps them every day by watering the saplings.Neighbors saw Ron working in the field every day and informed Department of Labor about this and complained of child labor.Have Donna and Paul violated the law under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by allowing their son to work on the agricultural farm land?​

According to the law, a workweek consists of seven consecutive days and requires that the workweek start on a Monday.

Minors aged sixteen to eighteen may work in certain nonhazardous occupations, and minors aged fourteen to sixteen may be employed in non-manufacturing or nonmining occupations for limited hours:

Briefly describe the origin and purpose of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The Equal Pay Act is an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act.