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