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A major provision of the act was establishment of a minimum wage , initially $0.25 an hour, along with a maximum workweek of 44 hours; these were to become to become $0.40 an hour and 40 hours after seven years. Other provisions set standards for overtime compensation and banned products of child labor from interstate commerce.

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  • Payment of the minimum wage;
  • Overtime pay for time worked over 40 hours in a workweek;
  • Restrictions on the employment of children; and
  • Recordkeeping.
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