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9.6 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

9.6.1 General

The Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 201-219) provides for minimum wages and maximum workhours and a Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor to interpret and enforce the Act (including investigating and inspecting general suppliers). It also prohibits oppressive child labor. The Act applies to all employees (with some exceptions) engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, the production of supplies for such commerce, or any closely related process or occupation essential to such production.

9.6.2 Inquiries About the Act

Suppliers or their employees who inquire concerning the applicability or interpretation of the Act must be advised that rulings on it fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Labor and must be referred to the Regional Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.