In 1916, the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act was passed by Congress following the proposal of Senator Beveridge. This act regulated child labor in factories by using the Federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce. It also prevented the sale of products from any company that was employing children under the age of 14, and any mine that was employing children under the age of 16. It also banned the sale of products from any business that had children under 16 working night shifts or more than 8 hours a day. After this act was approved of by President Wilson, it was declared unconstitutional due to the case Hammer v. Dagenhart. Change regarding child labor took a long time despite public support, and the cruel treatment of children at the factories and mines continued. The Supreme Court reversed its opinion in Hammer v. Dagenhart in 1941.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
LAD #29: Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
In 1916, the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act was passed by Congress following the proposal of Senator Beveridge. This act regulated child labor in factories by using the Federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce. It also prevented the sale of products from any company that was employing children under the age of 14, and any mine that was employing children under the age of 16. It also banned the sale of products from any business that had children under 16 working night shifts or more than 8 hours a day. After this act was approved of by President Wilson, it was declared unconstitutional due to the case Hammer v. Dagenhart. Change regarding child labor took a long time despite public support, and the cruel treatment of children at the factories and mines continued. The Supreme Court reversed its opinion in Hammer v. Dagenhart in 1941.
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