Explore: Prosperity Through Economy and Equality Before the Law

Programs	Intended Effect (pro)	Unintended Effect (con)	Note if Exemptions to the law were granted
Child Labor Law  https://www.thefreemanonline.org/pros-and-cons-of-child-labor/  https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/child-labor#:~:text=The%20Fair%20Labor%20Standards%20Act,prohibited%20in%20manufacturing%20and%20mining.  https://laborcenter.uiowa.edu/special-projects/child-labor-public-education-project/about-child-labor/child-labor-us-history
Minimum Wage Law  https://minimum-wage.procon.org/history-of-the-minimum-wage/  https://vittana.org/13-far-reaching-pros-and-cons-of-minimum-wage )
40 hour work week (number of hours worked per week over time, and by country https://www.businessinsider.com/average-annual-hours-worked-for-americans-vs-the-rest-of-the-world-2013-8 https://ij.org/center-for-judicial-engagement/programs/engagement-in-action/lochner-v-new-york-1905/ https://eh.net/encyclopedia/hours-of-work-in-u-s-history/
OSHA Standards 1970 https://www.osha.gov/osha50  Pro-con OSHA: https://www.ehstoday.com/archive/article/21914339/osha-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly

 

Analysis Questions:

1. Should these types of laws be applied at the national level, state, or local?  Why?
2. What groups, if any, should be exempt from such laws? If so, why?
3. If there are exemptions to laws, is there still the rule of law?
4. Outside of government regulations, brainstorm other checks employees have against  employer exploitation?