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1933 Jun 16

The US Congress passed the National Recovery Act.

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A $.25-per-hour standard wage was set as part of the Act. However, in 1935 the US Supreme Court declared the National Recovery Act unconstitutional, and the minimum wage was abolished. In July a code of the NRA instituted a 35 hour week for blue-collar workers and a 40-hour week for office employees. Minimum wages were also instituted, ranging from 12 ½ cents an hour for needlework employees in Puerto Rico to 70 cents an hour for wrecking and salvage workers in NYC. Pres. Frankin D. Roosevelt had employers sign a “President’s Reemployment Agreement” covering 16.3 million employees. The employers who signed on agreed to limit work weeks to 40 hours, to pay a minimum wage of $12-$15 per week (at least 30 cents/hour) and to not hire children under 16.