Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-401
(2021)

Declaration of policy

It is declared to be the policy of this part to:

(1) establish minimum wage and overtime compensation standards for workers at levels consistent with their health, efficiency, and general well-being;

(2) safeguard existing minimum wage and overtime compensation standards which are adequate to maintain the health, efficiency, and general well-being of workers against the unfair competition of wage and hour standards which do not provide such adequate standards of living; and

(3) sustain purchasing power and increase employment opportunities.

History:
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 417, L. 1971
R.C.M. 1947, 41-2301.