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Bashstash01 t1_j1quupt wrote

Reply to comment by Dazzling-Fail-3847 in Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday! by AutoModerator

Retail salesperson, fast food worker, factory worker. These are some examples of minimum wage jobs back then.

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elmonoenano t1_j2001f0 wrote

Not a housekeeper. They were excluded from FLSA, along with agricultural workers. Housekeepers got FLSA protections in 1974. I'm not sure agricultural workers have them yet. I think most ag worker protections are under state law.

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