The 40-Hour Work Week and the First National Minimum Wage

question 61

Multiple Choice

The 40-hour work week and the first national minimum wage were established by ______________.

• A) voluntary agreement among businesses
• B) the Lochner U.S. Supreme Court decision
• C) President Harry Truman's executive order
• D) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
• E) the Social Security Act of 1935

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