From ABC to OT: A Historical Critique of the FLSA’s Unfair Overtime Exemption for Preschool Teachers

universal-child-care/ [https://perma.cc/347E-2J7K](explaining that the Act, budgeted at $2 billion, "was supposed to be a serious first step toward alleviating the challenges of a labor force increasingly full of working mothers.The government was to fund meals, medical checkups and staff training.No family would have been required to participate, but every one would have had the option").2. Rosenthal, supra note 1.3. COUNCIL OF ECON.ADVISORS, ECONOMIC REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 157-58 (2015) ("In 1920, only 24 percent of women worked outside the home, a share that rose to 43 percent by 1970 . . . .A similar pattern is seen in the participation rate of mothers with small children: 63 percent of whom currently work outside the home, compared to only 31 percent in 1970 . . . .More generally, our economy is $2.0 trillion, or 13.5 percent, larger than it would be without women's increased participation in the labor force and hours worked since 1970.").4. During COVID-19, working mothers had a greater decline in employment rates and slower employment recovery than fathers.See