On the recordMay 2, 2021
By excluding jobs held by Black and Brown workers from basic worker protections, the FLSA inserted institutional racism into Federal wage and hour law.
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congress.govBy excluding jobs held by Black and Brown workers from basic worker protections, the FLSA inserted institutional racism into Federal wage and hour law.
Adams discusses the racial discrimination embedded in the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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