Principles of Labor Legislation
# 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
