Works Progress Administration (WPA), which employed millions of Americans in public works projects (large-scale public projects), from constructing bridges and roads to painting murals and writing plays.Wagner Labor Relations Act, which guaranteed workers the right to form unions and bargain collectively.Social Security Act, which required workers and employers to contribute to a Social Security fund that gave monthly payments to retirees over the age of 65, as well as the long-term disabled (still exists today!).Fair Labor Standards Act, which mandated a 40-hour work week (with time-and-a-half for overtime), set an hourly minimum wage, and restricted child labor.QUESTION 510 pointsLook at the list of all agencies and programs created by the New Deal.  Which stands out to you as the most important? Why?

The National Labor Union can be credited with the implementation of the eight-hour workday.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

All of the following were part of the New Deal welfare state EXCEPTGroup of answer choicesThe Civil Rights ActThe Works Progress Administration (WPA)The Social Security ActThe Fair Labor Standards Act

The _______ restricts mandatory retirement and especially benefits older employees.Multiple ChoiceEqual Pay ActCivil Rights ActAge Discrimination in Employment ActAmericans with Disabilities ActFamily and Medical Leave Act

The National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act of 1935 included all of the following provisions EXCEPTGroup of answer choicesIt supported workers' right to bargain collectively through a union of their choosingIt aided employers who opposed unions by prosecuting CIO union organizersIt outlawed the firing workers who joined unionsIt set up an effective labor board, the NLRB, which possessed the power to penalize employers for “unfair labor practices”

The federal government program that provides income to retired workers age 65 and older is called