Question

What was the general effect of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?

Answer 1

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping, and youth employment standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments.

Answer 2

The answer is: To protect the rights and wages of employees

Before the labor stanrads act of 1938, many corporations openly take advantage of the employees by giving them unfair salaries, ridiculously long workign hours, and dangerous working environment.

the act specifically told that the companies need to pay the workers with overtime if they exceed 8 working hours and implement safety precaution to maintain the working environment.