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- Vice President Biden celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act which established the minimum wage, the 40-hour week, overtime pay, and other now commonly accepted regulations. Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling talks about the President's proposal to raise the federal minimum wage as part of a plan to lift working class families out of poverty. Biden comments on the Supreme Court's decisions to overturn a section of the 1965 Voter Rights Act. He describes how the FSLA has protected workers, provided for families, and failed to live up to its opponents dire predictions.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Biden celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act which established the minimum wage, the 40-hour week, overtime pay, and other now commonly accepted regulations. Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling talks about the President's proposal to raise the federal minimum wage as part of a plan to lift working class families out of poverty. Biden comments on the Supreme Court's decisions to overturn a section of the 1965 Voter Rights Act. He describes how the FSLA has protected workers, provided for families, and failed to live up to its opponents dire predictions.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection