A printed notice from the US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, to employees regarding minimum wage, 11" x 17", 1963. The notice recounts a portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which was effective September 3, 1963. The minimum hourly wages were set at $1.25 with a 40 hour maximum work week and $1.00 with a 44 hour maximum work week, depending on a worker's occupation.
A faint red stamp on the left side of the notice states, "Overtime Provisions Not Applicable To Railroad Employees (Sec. 13 (b) (2)." The reverse side states, "You are required by law to display this official poster where your employees may readily observe it." This notice was posted at the Broomfield Train Depot for railroad employees.
Collection
Permanent Collection
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Notice, Legal
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Announcement
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Declaratory Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Posting notices, Labor laws & legislation
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1963 - 1963
Archive Size/Extent
11" x 17". In 20" x 24" flat corrugated board container.
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1963
Date(s): 1963
Copy/Orig/Other: Original
Custodial History: Originally used and posted in the Broomfield depot's station agent office and/or baggage area while the depot was still in use by Colorado and Southern Railway Company. All posters in the depot were later removed and put in the Broomfield Historical Society's collections after the depot was relocated from 1975 to 1976.