Wilson's Pro-Labor Legislation

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It successfully and permanently eliminated child labor across all industries in the United States.
It exclusively targeted agricultural child labor practices, leading to significant reforms in farming communities.
It initially outlawed child labor in industries involved in interstate commerce but was later deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. (correct)
It provided a lasting framework for federal regulation of interstate commerce, significantly expanding federal power.

It established the first minimum wage standards for factory workers.
It provided the first federal workman's compensation for federal employees in American history. (correct)
It outlawed child labor in industries doing business across state lines.
It regulated working hours for railroad employees.

It demonstrated support for increased federal intervention in regulating business and labor practices.
It upheld the act, expanding federal power over interstate commerce and child labor regulation.
It reflected a tendency to strike down laws that were seen as interfering with the free market. (correct)
It showed deference to state laws regarding labor conditions, limiting federal oversight.

<p>It immediately improved working conditions for approximately 400,000 employees in the railroad industry. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Concerns about the impact on states' rights and the autonomy of local industries. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Provided worker's compensation for federal employees

Established an 8-hour day for railroad workers.

Outlawed child labor in interstate commerce.

Federal law providing worker's compensation.

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Limited the power of laws impacting the free market

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The Kern-McGillicuddy Act (1916) provided workman's compensation to federal employees.
This act was the first such protection in American history.
The Adamson Act (1916) affected 400,000 railroad employees.
The Keating-Owen Act (1916) outlawed child labor in industries doing business across state lines.
The Keating-Owen Act was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1918 by a 5-4 decision.
States, farmers, and industrialists opposed limits on child labor and courts during the "Lochner Era" (1897-1937), which often overruled laws that impinged on the free market.
No new Federal child labor law was passed until 1938.