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Code · U.S. Code · Title 29 - LABOR · CHAPTER 8— FAIR LABOR STANDARDS · § 216b

§ 216b. Liability for overtime work performed prior to July 20, 1949

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No employer shall be subject to any liability or punishment under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended [29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.] (in any action or proceeding commenced prior to or on or after January 24, 1950), on account of the failure of said employer to pay an employee compensation for any period of overtime work performed prior to July 20, 1949, if the compensation paid prior to July 20, 1949, for such work was at least equal to the compensation which would have been payable for such work had section 7(d)(6) and
(7)and section 7(g) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended [29 U.S.C. 207(d)(6), (7), (g)], been in effect at the time of such payment.
(Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 736, § 16(e), 63 Stat. 920.)
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  • Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 736, § 16(e)
  • 63 Stat. 920
  • act June 25, 1938, ch. 676
  • 52 Stat. 1060
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§ 216b
Liability for overtime work performed prior to July 20, 1949
U.S.C.×3
ActOct. 26, 1949, ch. 736, § 16(e)
Stat.63 Stat. 920
Actact June 25, 1938, ch. 676
Stat.52 Stat. 1060
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