Fair Labor Standards Act Of 1938: A Case Study

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According to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, an employee who works more than the maximum of forty hours per weeks must be paid no less than 1.5 times his/her regular pay rate for all hours over forty (Hollowell & Miller, 2012). The FLSA takes concern in child labor laws, minimum wages, and overtime provisions. Overtime is usually referred to as “time and a half”, which means you are paid one and a half times the hourly rate for each hour worked over the forty hour limit. In this case, I only achieved more than forty hours for the first two weeks. Since I am a non-exempt employee, I have to be paid minimum wage: $7.25 as of July 24, 2009 (Hollowell & Miller, 2012). In the first week, I worked 5 hours over the limit, which calculates

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