History of the United States II / Unit 11 USH2 1545 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Fair Labor Standards Act
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The idea
The Fair Labor Standards Act of nineteen thirty-eight, backed by Roosevelt and Frances Perkins, created the modern minimum wage, twenty-five cents an hour rising to forty, and a forty-hour working week.
In practice
Low southern wages brought within reach of northern ones, the Yawp says.
Where people slip
Unit six's child labour law, struck down by the Court, found its aim achieved here.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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