01:512:103 Lecture 9: Progressivism Supreme Court Cases

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: American History Courses
• Course: 01:512:103
• Professor: petersilver

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The new york law was passed bakeshop. John lochner was fined for letting workers work 60+ hours in a week. Constitution prohibits states from interfering with employee-employer contracts. Said that14th amendment stated that the business deal is at liberty to the individual. Made it possible for store owners to let their employees work for as long as they wanted. Unhealthy and sometimes deadly for the workers. 10 hours max a day in laundry facilities and factories in. Muller broke the rule and was incarcerated. Employers in the laundry business and factories that had women workers were allowed to work their women employees as long as they wanted have violated the. Supreme court claimed that there was no connection between the law and public safety. Attorney louis brandies tried saying that women would be overall effected from working. Supreme court ruled that gender not basis in decision. Lawlor) (1908) started a nationwide boycott of the products of a nonunion hat manufacturer.