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

 * 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