Show WAGE EARNERS BENEFITED BY LAWS ENACTED annual summary by labor law association shows continued extension of safety and health measures in tho the interest of the workers rs new labor laws enacted by ata gross gress and more than forty states show continued gains in the protection of the safety and health of wage earners although on the pressing issue ot of unemployment the legislative record la is practically blank according to a summary of the years labor legislation issued by the american association for labor legislation ot of part particular leutar import Is the progress made during the year in federal state co operation for maternity protection t act I 1 on and for vocational rehabilitation of industrial cripples says secretary john B andrews passing by con congress gress of the sheppard towner bill for maternity and infancy protection crowning for victory a three year intensive campaign found six states prepared for immediate action having accepted in advance the federal aid now available this advance acceptance of the federal act Is in several instances based upon the bill for state action prepared by the association for labor legislation three additional dit ional states in 1021 enacted legislation accepting the new federal act for vocational rehabilitation making fl a total of 30 that have adopted this significant riff ant development jn in voil work in mens ena compensation legislation acute unemployment continued throughout the year he states yet tet congress and more than forty states met in legislative session cession and adjourned with apparent indifference to the immediate need for adopting a constructive program of legislation for po permanently manen combating the disastrous results of industrial depression california alone took a forward step in enacting a law for longtime advance planning of public works by the state to help in preventing unemployment the kenyon bill in congress aimed to set the federal government upon it a similar course of distributing public works intelligently the nationwide nation wide interest in this legislation as reflected in the press gives promise of state stale action that may open the door to an era em of 0 statesmanship in america in dealing with unemployment the presidents conference on unemployment is referred to in the statement as the outstanding off iclal development of the year in relation to unemployment emphasis Is placed upon the importance odthe of the conference in setting unemployment before the country in an official cial way ay as primarily L problem of In industry Austry its ita program of emergency relief it Is 14 stated Is in line with and strongly reinforces the standard recommendations ns as formulated by the association for lawr labor legislation in 1015 1915 with the cooperation of more than organizations i to in different communities and reaffirmed and together witla with the results of the associations unemployment survey of 1021 10 1 in tile the american legislative review social insurance thirty one states and congress ri mended the existing compensation laws extending the acts to cover more PO persons and injuries reduce the tha waltr wait ing period increase benefits and in the case of ohio to cowx cover occupation at a diseases missouri passed a now new act to replace the ono one repealed by referendum eren dum but it la Is suspended until november 1022 by a new referendum petition tho the federal vocational rehabilitation net act was accepted by 23 21 states bri bringing aging the batal tatal number ol of states having accepted the act to 30 the shoppard towner act was passed by congress creating PL a board of ma eternity kind and infant hygiene and appropriating pria ting money for state and federal tede use six states have accepted the ac act safety and health new mexico enacted child labor lep leg islat lon for the first time and school attendance and minimum work age requirements quire ments were extended in 13 states end and porto rico aleo the lifting by women of receptacles weighing 70 73 pounds or over was forbidden by california a mining code was created in illinois and a new law regulating tenement manufacture was enacted in wisconsin hours hours were restricted tor for the first time in new mexico the eight hour day being extended to factories laundries hotels restaurants and places of amusements hours and standard working conditions for women determined by the industrial wol wet tare caro commission of california were made legal requirements for all industries employment pree frea employment sery services lees were created for the first time in nebraska north carolina and north dakota and in illinois they wore were extended to towns and villages tile the california state board of control was directed to arrange for the extension of public works to relieve unemployment in times of emergency immigration immigration was restricted by congress in a law limiting the number of allens aliens of any nationality who may be admitted to the united states in any year to 3 per cent ot of the number of foreign born persons of that nationality resident of the united states according to the census of 1010 1910 departments ot of labor and industrial relations rela tlona were created and the various existing commissions and bureaus consolidated or abo abolished fished in Call callior for minnesota montana ohio and washington the new york labor law was re codified completely rr rc or gaul gaulding zing the department of labor it every advance of labor mark an advance in the education of 0 employers employer the constructive ability of the movement Is il called upon to the utmost to bring the full lood flood of life back to our industries under conditions condition of freedom with the democratic ideal dominating everywhere we V will not be driven back we will so go forward the light that has h corns com into the life lifa and work of our people can never be shut hut away from them there ther a mut must be more and ana more and more more knore tor tomorrow than today more the next day than tomorrow and more for every coming tomorrow the times of today are severely trying they are not of our malting making but they are for our redemption I 1 |