Principles of Labor Legislation
Principles of Labor Legislation (1916) was a foundational US labor law text, written in the United States by John R. Commons and John Bertram Andrews.
Contents
[edit]- 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