Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq.

 

 

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq.) is a U.S. federal labor law. Passed in 1938, the statute sets a federal minimum wage, provides standards for minimum overtime pay, restricts child labor, and establishes record keeping requirements at the federal level. The FLSA can be used to address rights abuses committed within the United States. While most provisions of the FLSA do not apply outside of the U.S., there may be opportunities to use the provisions that are not exempted from extraterritorial application to address human rights abuses by companies outside U.S. territory.