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More Like This You Need to Understand the Fair Labor Standards Act Part 4 Enforcing the FLSA. The FLSA is enforced through two primary means: the United States Department of Labor (DOL) and civil litigation. The DOL is established with a broad purpose: "The purpose of the Department of Labor shall be to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment."1 The DOL has within it a separate Wage and Hour pision dedicated to enforcement of the statutes at issue in this article.2 The FLSA grants the DOL the authority to file suit against employers that fail to comply with its requirements.3

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You Need to Understand the Fair Labor Standards Act Part 5 - Protect Yourself. While a contractor’s responsibility for wage and hour violations can vary depending on the statute(s) involved and the factual circumstances, the FLSA and other statutes help make it clear that a general contractor has some incentive to monitor and try to prevent some of these wage and hour violations. Remember: for liability under the FLSA, you can be liable if you have shown “reckless disregard” for the law. In general, you may first protect yourself by knowing the law. Second, you can prevent some problems through your contract. Third, a general contractor needs to preserve the distinction between its operations and the operations of its subcontractors. Fourth, it is wise for general contractors to make reasonable efforts to have their subcontractors obey applicable wage and hour laws.

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