The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 sets federal standards for employees including minimum wage, child labor and overtime.

Read another story in the series of Capital & Main’s investigation: Child farmworkers exposed to toxic pesticides amid lax enforcement. The summer sun burned through the clouds in California’s Salinas ...

Jose said that some days he didn’t fill many boxes and earned less than minimum wage for the hours he worked, which would be a violation of state child labor laws. He described toiling under the hot ...