[DOC] [TLE] Kennedy Wins Minimum Wage Victory - CQ Almanac Online Edition [PAR] 1961, Minimum Wage Coverage Under Previous Law, 1961 Changes ... 518, 572
) PL 87-30  Signed into law May 5. ... the minimum wage for 23.9 million workers 
previously covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act from ... Administration-
supported committee bill merely raised the minimum to $1.15 for previously 
covered... [DOC] [TLE] Fair Labor Standards Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy ... [PAR] First, it will raise the minimum wage now received by 2 1/2 million workers from 
$1.10 to ... Second, it will extend the protection of the Fair Labor Standards Act to 
5 ... The full extent of the changes to be made in the present law is summarized in 
a ... Standards Act in three stages: To $1.15 an hour, effective January 1, 1961, to
... [DOC] [TLE] Legislative Summary: Labor - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library ... [PAR] H.R. 3935  Public Law 87-30, approved May 5, 1961. Congress enacted and 
the President signed into law a measure extending coverage to 3,624,000 ... As 
enacted the amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 will: 1. Increase 
the minimum wage for presently covered employees to $1.15 an hour for the first 
2... [DOC] [TLE] historical minimum wages - United States Department of Labor [PAR] ... and protect the rights of American workers by enforcing employment laws. ... 
History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, ... 
$0.40. Jan 25, 1950. $0.75. Mar 1, 1956. $1.00. Sep 3, 1961. $1.15. $1.00 ... May 
1, 1974 ... 5 A subminimum wage -- $4.25 an hour -- is established for employees
... [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division (WHD ... [PAR] On May 14, 1947, the FLSA was amended by the Portal-to-Portal Act. This ... to 
the FLSA have extended the law's coverage to additional employees and raised 
the ... covered workers to $1.15 an hour effective September 1961 and to $1.25 
an... [DOC] [TLE] recent changes to the fair labor standards act - Ohio Department of ... [PAR] Jul 30, 2004 ... against employers for violations of the Act. On May 14, 1947, President Harry S. 
Truman signed into law an amendment to the FLSA, commonly referred ... In 
1949, the minimum wage was raised for the first time since the passage of the Act 
in ... enterprise coverage was introduced by the 1961 amendments. [DOC] [TLE] Text of H.R. 3935 (87th): An Act to amend the Fair Labor Standards ... [PAR] Public Law 87-30 AN ACT May 5, 1961 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of .... date of such amendments; not less than $1.15 an hour during the fourth 
year ... be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous 
receipts. .... is engaged as an adjunct to the raising of live- stock, either on his 
own account... [DOC] [TLE] New Frontier - Wikipedia [PAR] The term New Frontier was used by liberal, Democratic presidential candidate 
John F. Kennedy ... The phrase developed into a label for his administration's 
domestic and .... I am talking about the accumulated evidence of the last 5 years 
that our ... Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1961 greatly 
expanded the... [DOC] [TLE] Chronology of Recent Labor Events - JStor [PAR] law, which runs until June 30, 1965, will be administered by an Area 
Redevelopment ... On May 5, the President signed an amendment (P.L.. 87-30) to 
the Fair Labor Standards Act which is expected to bring wage ... it goes into effect 
September 3, 1961. It extends ... workers already covered will go from $1 to $1.15 
an hour. [DOC] [TLE] Developments in Industrial Relations - jstor [PAR] provision under the wage and hour law for auto- ... contract, which was due to 
expire May 31, 1962. 3. In return for ... Industry - was to go into effect on June 1, 
1961, ... retroactive

Question: Signed into law May 5, 1961, the Fair Labor Standards Act raised this to $1.15
Answer: Minimum wage