Publication Date
1969
Abstract
This symposium issue brings together a collection of papers notable for diversity of subject matter as well as for point of view. Yet all relate to what is generally referred to as our National Labor Policy. A quick glance through this issue will remind the reader of the many faceted nature of this policy. A more careful study will make clear that its content, whether expressed by Congress, an administrator or an administrative board, is simply the balance that evolves from the continuing effort to blend national purpose with economic change.
In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act' became a part of this policy. its objectives, as stated by Mr. Justice Burton, were:
In this Act, the primary purpose of Congress was not to regulate interstate commerce as such. It was to eliminate, as rapidly as practicable, substandard labor conditions throughout the nation. It sought to raise living standards without substantially curtailing employment or earning power. Former Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz has referred to this Act, which provides for the payment of a minimum wage with premium pay for overtime work, as a "forerunner of the war on poverty and equal employment opportunity.
Recommended Citation
Beaird, James R.
(1969)
"Foreword,"
Georgia Law Review: Vol. 3:
No.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/glr/vol3/iss2/2