The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
A)established an eight-hour workday.
B)established the requirement for paying prevailing wages on public works projects.
C)laid the responsibility of economic stability onto the federal government.
D)established a minimum wage for jobs.
E)failed to set pay regulations for overtime work.

Question

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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) established a minimum wage for jobs. It did not establish an eight-hour workday or lay the responsibility of economic stability onto the federal government. Prevailing wage requirements are established by the Davis-Bacon Act. While the FLSA does set regulations for overtime pay (1.5 times the regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek), it is not true that it failed to set pay regulations for overtime work. Therefore, choice D is the best answer.