WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

Wage and Hour Division.The division of the Employment Standards Administration in the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, and other workplace-related statutes and regulations. — Abbr. WHD. See EM-PLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION. WAGE-AND-HOUR LAW

wage-and-hour law.A law (such as the federal Fair Labor Standards Act) governing minimum wages and maximum working hours for employees. [Cases: Labor Relations  1081–1085. C.J.S. Labor Relations §§ 1017–1018.]
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