To Amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, First Session, on H.R. 7130 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 - 881 pages |
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Page 33 - As used in this subsection, the term "labor organization" means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.
Page 60 - Congress hereby finds that the existence, in industries engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, of labor conditions detrimental to the maintenance of the minimum standard of living necessary for health, efficiency, and general well-being of workers...
Page 34 - Except as otherwise provided in this section, no employer shall employ any of his employees who is engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce for a workweek longer than forty hours, unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of the hours above specified at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed.
Page 54 - President is hereby authorized to establish such agencies, to accept and utilize such voluntary and uncompensated services, to appoint, without regard to the provisions of the civil service laws, such officers and employees, and to utilize such Federal officers and employees, and, with the consent of the State, such State and local officers and employees, as he may find necessary, to prescribe their authorities, duties, responsibilities, and tenure, and, without regard to the Classification Act of...
Page 40 - Administrator shall consider among other relevant factors the following : "(1) competitive conditions as affected by transportation, living, and production costs ; " (2) the wages established for work of like or comparable character by collective labor agreements negotiated between employers and employees by representatives of their own choosing ; and "(3) the wages paid for work of like or comparable character by employers who voluntarily maintain minimum wage standards in the industry.
Page 42 - SEC. 13." (a) The provisions of sections 6 and 7 shall not apply with respect to— (1) any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity...
Page 40 - Upon the filing of such petition such court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to affirm, modify, or set aside such order, in whole or in part.
Page 43 - ... an establishment or employee engaged in laundering, cleaning, or repairing clothing or fabrics or an establishment engaged in the operation of a hospital, institution, or school described in section...
Page 44 - The provisions of section 7 shall not apply with respect to (1) any employee with respect to whom the Interstate Commerce Commission has power to establish qualifications and maximum hours of service pursuant to the provisions of section 204 of the Motor Carrier Act, 1935; or (2) any employee of an employer subject to the provisions of Part I of the Interstate Commerce Act.
Page 22 - ... of the Agricultural Marketing Act, as amended), the raising of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, or poultry, and any practices (including any forestry or lumbering operations) performed by a farmer or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with such farming operations, including preparation...