This pamphlet provides general information and guidelines concerning the application of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act to employees of elementary and secondary schools, as of January 1974. Separate short sections of the pamphlet examine various provisions of the act, emphasizing their impact on employer-employee relations in the schools. Specific topics discussed include coverage of the act, basic monetary requirements, equal pay provisions, overtime regulations, provisions on hours worked, exemptions from the act, child labor provisions, and enforcement of the act. (JG)