Establishes minimum hourly wage. The law also establishes overtime pay requirements for non-supervisory employees. Employees may not be required to work more than forty hours per seven-dayweek without overtime compensation at a rate of not less than one and one-half times their regular pay. Exemptions from the overtime compensation provision are provided for workers who are employed in bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity.
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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