In 1938,Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),which requires covered employers to pay their employees a minimum hourly wage and to pay time and a half for hours worked in excess of 40 in one week.Generally,employers are covered if they are engaged in interstate commerce or if their annual gross sales exceed $500,000 and their business affects interstate commerce.

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The FLSA Requires

Question 38

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The FLSA requires:

A) covered employers to pay their professional staff time and a half for hours worked in excess of 45 in one week.
B) covered employers to pay their employees a minimum hourly wage.
C) covered employers to pay their employees double time.
D) covered employers to pay employees of both sexes equally for jobs that require equal skill,effort,and responsibility.

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