Fair Labor Standards Amendments

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fair Labor Standards Amendements - Includes under the definitions of "employer" and "employee" the United States and any state or political subdivision of a State. Raises the minimum wage for non-agricultural employees to $2.30 an hour in five steps over a four-year peiod. Raises the minimum wage for agricultural employees to $1.50 an hour during the first year after the effective date of these amendments, $1.70 an hour during the second year, and $1.90 an hour thereafter. Retains the present minimum wage of $1.60 an hour for employees in the Canal Zone. Raises the minimum wage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by three 12-1/2 percent increases over the most recent wage order rate, the first increase to be effective either 60 days after enactment of the bill or one year after the effective date of the most recent wage order, whichever is later. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to require employers to obtain proof of age from any employee. Prohibits employment of children under 12 except on farms owned or operated by parents; and prohibits employment of children aged 12 and 13 except with written consent of their parents, or on farms where their parents are employed. Extends th…