Hours of work and the Fair Labor Standards Act: a study of retail and wholesale trade, 1938-1950.

When the Fair Labor Standards Act was first implemented, a 5% reduction in the length of the standard workweek reduced by at least 18% the proportion of men and women working more than 40 hours per week. This analysis, based on monthly time series data from 1935-41 BLS surveys and individual-level d...

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Publicado en:Industrial & Labor Relations Review Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 648 - 665
Autor principal: Costa, Dora L.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cornell University July 2000
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        Regional differences
        Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (U.S.)
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        Retail industry
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