Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA)

• Overview
• Compliance Assistance Materials
  • Basic Information
  • Fact Sheets
  • E-Tools
  • Posters
   
• Recordkeeping
• Internships Under the FLSA
• Applicable Laws and Regulations
• Related Topics and Links
• DOL Contacts

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) (29 USC §201 et seq.; 29 CFR 510-794), establishes federal standards for minimum wages, overtime pay, record-keeping and child labor. These standards affect more than 130 million workers, both full-time and part-time, in the private and public sectors.  FLSA can be broken down into a number of topics.  In this Section, they include:

• Coverage
• Minimum Wage
• Overtime
• Exemptions
• Recordkeeping
• Child Labor
• Penalties and Compliance
• Recent FLSA Developments

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