§ 216b. — Liability for overtime work performed prior to July 20, 1949.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC216b]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 8--FAIR LABOR STANDARDS
Sec. 216b. Liability for overtime work performed prior to July
20, 1949
No employer shall be subject to any liability or punishment under
this chapter (in any action or proceeding commenced prior to or on or
after January 24, 1950), on account of the failure of said employer to
pay an employee compensation for any period of overtime work performed
prior to July 20, 1949, if the compensation paid prior to July 20, 1949,
for such work was at least equal to the compensation which would have
been payable for such work had subsections (d)(6), (7) and (g) of
section 207 of this title been in effect at the time of such payment.
(Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 736, Sec. 16(e), 63 Stat. 920.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments
of 1949, and not as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 which
comprises this chapter.
``January 24, 1950'' substituted in text for ``the effective date of
this Act''. See Effective Date of 1949 Amendment note set out under
section 202 of this title.
