On the recordApril 30, 1947
The Fair Labor Standards Bill was drafted on the assumption that the Wage and Hour Division would be made an independent establishment.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The Fair Labor Standards Bill was drafted on the assumption that the Wage and Hour Division would be made an independent…”
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Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 2 of 1947.
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