the Fair Labor Standards Act
noun
(abbreviationFLSA)LAW
alawmade in the US in 1938 thatdealswithworkingconditions,wages, theamountoftimepeopleshouldwork, etc.:
The FairLaborStandardsActsays that in mostcasesworkersareentitledto time-and-a-halfpaywhen theyworkmore than 40hoursaweek.