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According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎]],
 
According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎]],
 
:[[Fair Labor Standards Act]] ([[Federal Wage and Hour Law]]). A [[United States]] law that the majority of American employers must follow that contains rules stating the minimum hourly rate of pay and the maximum number of hours a worker will work before being paid time and a half for overtime hours worked. This law also has other rules and regulations that employers must follow for payroll purposes.
 
:[[Fair Labor Standards Act]] ([[Federal Wage and Hour Law]]). A [[United States]] law that the majority of American employers must follow that contains rules stating the minimum hourly rate of pay and the maximum number of hours a worker will work before being paid time and a half for overtime hours worked. This law also has other rules and regulations that employers must follow for payroll purposes.
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According to [[Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining by Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin (10th edition)]],
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:[[Fair Labor Standards Act]]. Passed in 1936, it requires employers to pay covered employees at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay of one-and-one-half-times the regular rate of pay for work exceeding a 40-hour week.
  
 
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Revision as of 00:07, 1 November 2019

Fair Labor Standards Act (Federal Wage and Hour Law) is a United States law that the majority of American employers must follow that contains rules stating the minimum hourly rate of pay and the maximum number of hours a worker will work before being paid time and a half for overtime hours worked. This law also has other rules and regulations that employers must follow for payroll purposes.


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According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎,

Fair Labor Standards Act (Federal Wage and Hour Law). A United States law that the majority of American employers must follow that contains rules stating the minimum hourly rate of pay and the maximum number of hours a worker will work before being paid time and a half for overtime hours worked. This law also has other rules and regulations that employers must follow for payroll purposes.

According to Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining by Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin (10th edition),

Fair Labor Standards Act. Passed in 1936, it requires employers to pay covered employees at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay of one-and-one-half-times the regular rate of pay for work exceeding a 40-hour week.

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