Which U.S. president signed the Fair Labor Standards Act into law in 1938?

Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act into U.S. law in 1938.

The act was a major New Deal labor measure. It established a federal minimum wage, required overtime pay for covered work beyond a standard workweek, and restricted child labor. Roosevelt signed it on June 25, 1938, during his second term.

The law initially set the federal minimum wage at 25 cents per hour and defined a 44-hour workweek for overtime purposes. Its coverage and provisions have changed through later amendments, so the original 1938 rules should not be confused with the modern version.

Roosevelt is sometimes associated with the Social Security Act and the National Labor Relations Act because all were important New Deal laws, but the Fair Labor Standards Act specifically governs federal wage, hour, and child-labor standards.