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(127,938 posts) Mon Sep 1, 2025, 06:55 PM Monday

FDR: The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938:

1. Banned child labor
2. Established the 40 hour work week
3. Established the minimum wage
4. Established Over Time Pay
5. Established unemployment compensation

Three years earlier Social Security established.

All under FDR.

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— Grolaw ðŸŒðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¦ðŸ‡²ðŸ‡½ðŸ‡¨ðŸ‡¦ (@grolaw-me.bsky.social) 2025-08-31T20:25:21.216Z