The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-03
Agreement Signed On
Wage Law In State
Labor Department Takes Over Duties With Sanction
OF Federal Agencies; Personnel to Be Increased


Colonel Philip B. Fleming, admin
istrator of the Wage and Hour DIV
ision, today announced the signing
of an agreement with Governor
Raymond E. Baldwin Of Connecti-
cut, under which the department OF
labor and factory inspection in the
state of Connecticut will make in
spections under provisions of the
Fair Labor Standards Act for the
Wage and Hour Division and the
Children's Bureau of the United
States Department Of Labor.
Personnel to carry out the addi-
tional duties will be selected from
Connecticut State Civil Service lists
and will be added to the state de-
partment's staff for which Connec-
ticut will be reimbursed by the Wage
and Hour Division and the Chill
dren's Bureau.
Second State
Connecticut thus becomes the Sec
ond state to ratify a plan Of CO.
operation and assistance in the en-
forcement Of the Federal Wage
Hour Law, such an agreement hav-
ing become effective with North
Carolina last November /.
Both agreements are in line with
regulations issued September 81,
1899, by the Wage and Hour Divi-
sion and the Children's Bureau Of
the U. s. Department of Labor
These regulations have been ap-
proved by Secretary of Labor Fran
ces Perkins for the utilization of
state agencies for Investigations and
inspections under the Wage-Hour
law.
Negotiations with six other states
are now in progress, looking toward
agreements similar to those signed
with North Carolina and Connecti-
cut, Colonel Fleming said.
While the actual agreements
signed with both states conform to
the regulations issued by the Wage
and Hour Division and the Chill
dren's Bureau, each is accompanied
by a plan Of operation differing ac-
cording to the methods of operation
In each of the state labor depart
mnets. In North Carolina, for in
stance, supervising inspector of
the Wage and Hour Division acts as
liaison officer between the division
and the state department of labor.
In Connecticut, however, immediate
responsibility for the Investigations
and inspections will be vested In Of
flcials of the sctate labor depart
ment, under general supervision of
the New York regional office Of the
Wage and Hour Division.
Mooney Supervisor
Under the Connecticut agreement
the State Department of Labor and
Factory Inspections sets up Fair
Labor Standards Division under the
specific supervision of Morgan
Mooney, deputy commissioner Of la
Dor in Connecticut. Mr.. Mooney will
act under the general supervision
Of the Connecticut State Commits
sioner of Labor.
Under the deputy commissioner
of labor will be an executive assist
ant who will handle the detailed
administration of the field and Of
fee staff engaged in enforcement of
the Federal Wage-Hour Law. He
will coordinate this work with that
of other bureaus of the state de-
partment so as to prevent duplica-
ton Of investigations and i1spec-
tons.
Employees to be added to the state
department Of labor for enforce
ment of the Federal Wage-Hour
Law will include an analyst, ac-
counting clerk. secretary to the
executive assistant to the deputy
commissioner of labor. stenographer.
senior inspector. and four payroll
inspectors. In addition to these en-
ployes. all inspectors Of the Con-
uectiuct State Department Of Labor
will provide the Fair Labor STAN
Wards Division Of the state depart
ENent with information concerning
violations Of the Wage-Hour Law.
Under the existing Connecticut
law. factory inspectors do not now
secNVe the complete data on hours
workNd and wages and overtime paid
requifNd by the Fair Labor STAN
dards Net. In the future. they win
obtain MI this data under the au-
thority 81 the Wage and Hour Divi.
sion.
Follow Procedure
In al investigations the state IN.
speci0Ts win follow the procedure
set forth IN the Inspectors Manual
OF the Wage and Hour Division. IN
this manner their reports will be as
full and complete as are those Of
the inspectors employed By the
Wage and Hour Division. IN similar
manner. they will follow the proce.
dure yet forth Under regulations OF
the Cbildrenk Bureau OF the u. q.
Department Of Labor N all easek
involving violation Of the child ~.
Dor provisions o. the Pair Labor
Standards Act.
inspectors o. TIE state Depart.