ion on the use of child labor. In 1949, the FLSA was amended to directly prohibit many forms of child labor.
According to Shilling, the FSLA had a direct effect on compensation. It not only set minimum wage standards, but also established provisions for overtime hours and pay that would become part of wage benefits for all nonexempt workers. Shilling notes that the FLSA establishes the rules under which employees may be considered exempt from overtime requirements. Shilling notes that the availability of the exemption depends on the actual work activities performed, and not on the job title or the nature of the employer's business of the amount of money an employee is paid hourly or annually. Exemption is based on primary duties which relates to what work an employee perfo
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