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USA-1947-L-31152
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Portal-To-Portal Pay Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C., Chapter 9).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United States of America
Subjects (Classification)
Conditions of employment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1947-05-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides for relief from certain existing claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the Walsh-Healey Act, and the Bacon-Davis Act on account of the failure of employers to pay minimum wages or overtime compensation for activities engaged in prior to 14 May, 1947, with the exception of specified cases.
Sections:
251. Congressional findings and declaration of policy.
252. Relief from certain existing claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the Walsh-Healey Act, and the Bacon-Davis Act.
253. Compromise and waiver.
254. Relief from liability and punishment under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Walsh-Healey Act, and the Bacon-Davis Act for failure to pay minimum wage or overtime compensation.
255. Statute of limitations.
256. Determination of commencement of future actions.
257. Pending collective and representative actions
258. Reliance on past administrative rulings, etc.
259. Reliance in future on administrative rulings, etc.
260. Liquidated damages.
261. Applicability of "area of production" regulations.
262. Definitions.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1947-05-01
Initial Act
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1938 (USA-1938-L-31148)
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) (29 U.S.C., Chapter 8).
Basic text(s)
1938 (USA-1938-L-31148)
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) (29 U.S.C., Chapter 8).
Basic text(s)
1964 (USA-1964-L-31414)
Davis-Bacon Act of 1964
Basic text(s)
1936 (USA-1936-L-31417)
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
Basic text(s)
1936 (USA-1936-L-31417)
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1884-06-27 (USA-1884-L-105991)
U.S.C. TITLE 29 - Labor.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Government Printing Office (GPO), United State of America
URL
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title29/html/USCODE-2011-title29-chap9.htm
Monograph region
Monograph title
U.S. Labor and Employment Laws
Author
West, R.
Publisher
BNA Books
Place of publication
Washington, D.C.
Country
United States of America
Date
1991-03
Page range
pp. 7-49-7-56