fair labor act of 1938
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938:
Maximum Struggle for a Minimum Wage
When he felt the time was ripe,
President Roosevelt asked
Secretary of Labor Perkins,
'What happened to that
nice unconstitutional bill
you had tucked away?'
On Saturday, June 25, 1938, to avoid pocket vetoes 9 days after Congress had adjourned, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed 121 bills. Among these bills was a landmark law in the Nation's social and economic development -- Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (
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Perking makes an error in the date of Lister Hill's primary victory); Jonathan Grossman and James Anderson, interview with Clara Beyer, Nov, 5, 1965. <40> Record of Discussion of FLSA of 1938. V (U.S. Department of Labor), p. 873. <41> "Interview with Clara Beyer, No. 25, 1965; U.S. Record of Discussion of FLSA of 1938. V (U.S. Department of Labor), pp. 873, 915, 929. <42> Record of Discussion of FLSA of 1938. V (U.S. Department of Labor), p. 902. <43>Roosevelt, Public Papers, VI (May 24, 1937), pp. 214-16.
Perking makes an error in the date of Lister Hill's primary victory); Jonathan Grossman and James Anderson, interview with Clara Beyer, Nov, 5, 1965. <40> Record of Discussion of FLSA of 1938. V (U.S. Department of Labor), p. 873. <41> "Interview with Clara Beyer, No. 25, 1965; U.S. Record of Discussion of FLSA of 1938. V (U.S. Department of Labor), pp. 873, 915, 929. <42> Record of Discussion of FLSA of 1938. V (U.S. Department of Labor), p. 902. <43>Roosevelt, Public Papers, VI (May 24, 1937), pp. 214-16.