''Principles of Labor Legislation'' (1916) was a foundational
US labor law
United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the United States. Labor law's basic aim is to remedy the "inequality of bargaining power" between employees and employers, especially employers "org ...
text, written in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
by
John R. Commons
John Rogers Commons (October 13, 1862 – May 11, 1945) was an American institutional economist, Georgist, progressive and labor historian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Early years
John R. Commons was born in Hollansburg, Ohio on ...
and
John Bertram Andrews.
Contents
*Chapter I: THE BASIS OF LABOR LAW i
**1. The Labor Contract i
**2. Individual Rights 5
**3. Due Process of Law 9
*Chapter II: INDIVIDUAL BARGAINING 35
**1. The Laborer as Debtor 35
**2. The Laborer as Creditor 50
**3. The Laborer as Tenant 61
**4. The Laborer as Competitor 68
**5. Legal Aid and Industrial Courts 80
*Chapter III: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 91
**1. The Law of Conspiracy 91
**2. Mediation by Government 124
**3. Coercion by Government 139
**4. Unions of Government Employees 160
*Chapter IV: THE MINIMUM WAGE 167
**1. Economic Basis 168
**2. Historical Development 171
**3. Standards 179
**4. Methods of Operation 185
**5. Results 190
**6. Constitutionality 196
*Chapter V: HOURS OF LABOR 200
**I. Maximum Daily Hours 204
**2. Rest Periods 246
*Chapter VI: UNEMPLOYMENT 261
**1. Regulation of Private Employment Offices .... 264
**2. Public Employment Exchanges 270
**3. Systematic Distribution of Public Work 283
**4. Regularization of Industry 290
*Chapter VII: SAFETY AND HEALTH 295
**1. Reporting 297
**2. Prohibition 304
**3. Regulation 327
*Chapter VIII: SOCIAL INSURANCE 354
**1. Industrial Accident Insurance 356
**2. Health Insurance 385
**3. Old Age and Invalidity Insurance 397
**4. Widows' and Orphans' Insurance 406
**5. Unemployment Insurance 409
*Chapter IX: ADMINISTRATION 415
**1. The Executive 416
**2. The Legislature 419
**3. The Judiciary 422
**4. The Industrial Commission 430
**5. Penalties and Prosecutions 454
**6. Cooperation by Pressure 462
*Select Critical Bibliography 465
*Table of Cases Cited 489
*Index 497
See also
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US labor law
United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the United States. Labor law's basic aim is to remedy the "inequality of bargaining power" between employees and employers, especially employers "org ...
*
UK labour law
United Kingdom labour law regulates the relations between workers, employers and trade unions. People at work in the UK can rely upon a minimum charter of employment rights, which are found in Acts of Parliament, Regulations, common law and equit ...
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Sidney Webb and
Beatrice Webb, ''
Industrial Democracy
Industrial democracy is an arrangement which involves workers making decisions, sharing responsibility and authority in the workplace. While in participative management organizational designs workers are listened to and take part in the decisi ...
'' (1890)
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