Labor Laws in the U.S.

Focus Question: What laws does the United States have to make sure that people work under fair conditions?

Directions: Use the link next to your group to answer the appropriate research questions. Then create a short Google Presentation to share with your classmates.

- Group 1: Child Labor Laws
  • Under U.S. law, what jobs are people under 14 able to do?
  • How does this change for people between 14 and 16? What hours are people this age able to work?
  • How does the number of hours a person can work change when someone turns 16? What is one restriction that is still placed on what work they can do?

- Group 2: Fair Labor Standards Act
  • According to the FLSA, what is the minimum amount someone must be paid for a job?
  • According to the FLSA, how long is the standard work week?
  • How much would someone who works 40 hours a week at minimum wage make a year ?
  • According to the FLSA, what do employers have to do to if someone works more than 40 hours a week?

- Group 3: Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
  • What was OSHA designed to do?
  • What are employers required to do under OSHA?
  • What rights does OSHA guarantee for employees?

- Group 4: 13th Amendment
  • When was the 13th Amendment passed?
  • What does the 13th Amendment do? How does it protect workers?

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