Clara M. Beyer

reformer and labor law administrator Date Of Birth : 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1990-09-25T00:00:00Z

Clara Mortenson Beyer (April 13, 1892 – September 25, 1990) was a pioneer in labor economics and workers rights. She worked under Frances Perkins at the United States Department of Labor during the New Deal era, and was instrumental in implementing minimum wage legislation via the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

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