Which act requires the payment of minimum wage rates and overtime pay for federal contracts to provide goods?

The Walsh-Healy Public Contracts Act is the legislation that mandates the payment of minimum wage rates and overtime pay for workers involved in federal contracts for the production of goods. This act is designed to ensure fair labor standards for workers engaged in manufacturing or supplying goods to the federal government.

Under the Walsh-Healy Act, contractors are required to pay their employees at least the prevailing wage rates applicable to the locality where the work is performed. Additionally, the act requires overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek, ensuring that employees are compensated fairly for their time and labor.

While other acts, such as the Davis-Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act, focus on wage standards and working conditions in specific contexts—such as construction projects and service contracts—they do not address the specific requirement for minimum wage and overtime pay for federal contracts involving goods as comprehensively as the Walsh-Healy Act does. The McNamara-O'Hara Act primarily relates to service contracts, further differentiating it from the Walsh-Healy Act.