HIGH COURT UPHOLDS NEW YORK STATE LABOR LAWS REGULATING WOMEN'S WORK HOURS
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On March 10, 1924, the United States Supreme Court upheld New York state labor laws regulating the hours of work for women.
The appeal, brought by Joseph Radice, argued that "state laws conflicted with the federal Constitution." Mr. Radice, a partner at a firm located in the city of Buffalo, had been convicted of allowing a waitress to work after 10 p.m.
JFK+50 NOTE
In Muller v. Oregon (1908) the USSC ruled unanimously in favor of an Oregon law limiting work days for women in factories and laundries to 10 hours. By the Factories Act of 1937, working hours for women & persons under the age of 18 were limited to 9 hours a day and 48 hours a week. Working hours for men remained unregulated.
SOURCE
"New York Law Upheld," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., March 10, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
