Definition
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is federal US law establishing minimum wage, overtime pay (1.5× for hours over 40/week for non-exempt employees), youth employment standards, and recordkeeping requirements.
Field workforce relevance
GPS time and attendance must support accurate hour records employers can produce in DOL investigations — contemporaneous logs beat reconstructed timesheets.
Time and attendance field guide · [Overtime](/glossary/overtime/)