Exam 22: The Fair Labor Standards Act

The government attempted to reduce poverty and bring the earnings of workers closer to the cost of living by regulating:

As on July 24, 2009 the minimum wages for nonexempt employees is _____ per hour.

The Walsh-Healy Act prohibits contractors under government contracts from using child labor to produce, manufacture, or furnish materials for the contract.

In West Coast Hotel Co.v.Parrish, the appellant was in the hotel business.The appellee, Elsie Parrish, was employed as a chambermaid and brought suit to recover the difference between wages paid to her and the wages set as standard.The appellant challenged the act as repugnant to the due process under the _____ of the U..Constitution.

Which are the categories of child labor exempted from the category of oppressive child labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act?​

Mathew is an outside salesperson employed by ABC Distributors.His payment was below minimum wages and he was not entitled to get the overtime pay, even if he worked for extra hours.Can Mathew file a suit against the employer claiming minimum wages and overtime pay?​

The Fair Labor Standards Act defines oppressive child labor by using:

Employers and employees not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act are generally subject to:

Who are exempted employees under the Fair Labor Standard Act?​

How is the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) enforced?​

Congress enacted the FLSA in:

Which of the following is an example of an employee exempt from overtime or minimum wages under the FLSA?​

Minors under age fourteen can be employed only in _____ under specific limitations and with parental consent.

Discuss the provisions regarding child labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

In case of an FLSA violation, employees may file suit to recover back wages and overtime plus liquidated damages:

The Federal Employment Liability Act (FELA) provided that the codes of fair competition for each industry could limit child labor.

Which of the following industries is mostly covered by State laws, as opposed to federal regulation?​

Under the FLSA, minors aged sixteen to eighteen may work in certain nonhazardous occupations, and minors aged fourteen to sixteen may be employed in non-manufacturing or non-mining occupations for limited hours outside school hours.

Explain the concept of overtime pay under the FLSA.

Employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act are entitled to overtime pay double the rate of their regular pay rate for hours worked in excess of forty hours per workweek.