The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that sets minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards for employees in the United States. The FLSA was enacted in 1938 and has been amended several times since then. One of the most significant amendments to the FLSA was the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1977, which increased the minimum wage from $2.30 per hour to $2.65 per hour and indexed it to inflation.
The FLSA is enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor. The FLSA has been instrumental in protecting the rights of American workers and ensuring that they are paid a fair wage for their labor.