The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-01

)with q pension system covering old
employees Of both city and state
IN the field Of trade disputes. Kan.
sas, with an industrial court. and
Texas, with an extraordinary emerg-
ency law to prohibit tnterference with
transportation. attempted TO- control
strikes by mandatory legislation.
Further recognition was given by
congress to the need of protection for
the increasing army Of women wage;
earners by tho creation Of women's
bureau in the department of labor.
In one state, Massac11usetts, advanced
action was taken looking to the early.
adoption of a law for maternity pro-
lection"
Social Insurance.
Twelve states and congress amend
ed existing compensation laws, short
ening the waiting period, extending
provisions for medical care and bring
ing private casualty companies doing
workmen's compensation business
under stricter control. New York
brought within the compensation law
a limited number of occupational dis
eases, and legislated against the evil
of compensation runners" Ken.
lucky and Virginia found it possible
to reduce the, tax needed for admin.
istrative expenses. Louisiana made
accident insurance compulsory. North
Carolina authorized commission to.
mems compensation legislation. Con-,
gress extended the principle of the
federal employers liability act for
railway employees to cover actions
by injured seamen in admiralty.
In line with the new developments
in worlzmen's compensation. United
States law offers federal aid on a dol-
lar for dollar basis to states under
taking to rehabilitate their industrial
cripples. New York, New Jersey.
North Carolina and Georgia thi6 year
passed bills accepting the federal act,
making total Of twenty-four states
that have taken action looking to such
capitalization, eighteen states having
by legislative enactment or through
proclamations Of acceptance by their
respective governors. accepted the
provisions Of the new federal law.
Massachusetts, authorized the ap-
pointment Of a commission on reha.
bilitation. &
Further advanced action was taken
by congress in the final passage Of
bill providing for the retirement Of
superannuated employees In the fed
eral civil service. New York estab-
,lished pension systems for employees
Of New York city. New York state
and state charitable institutions.
Massachusetts and New Jersey liber-
allied existing pension laws.
A step forward In the field OF ma
ternity Insurance 1egislation was taken
by Massachusetts in authorizing Leg
islative commission to investigate the
problem Of prenatal and postnatal
care for mothers and their children.
Safety and Health.
Child labor restrictions were ex-
tended In Massachusetts, by q law
forbidding children under sixteen to
clean or repair freight elevators. while S
Virginia granted children permission
to work in canneries when the schools
are not In session. Oregon enacted
. safety code. Maryland created q
board OF boiler rules and Kentucky
required mines, steel mills. foundries
ana machine shops TO provide. wash
rooms. Maryland Kentucky and s
New York authorized the appoint
ment Of commissions-in the former
to revise the Industrial laws and in
the two latter to revise child welfare
legislat hon.
HOURS and wages
Hours of children Ia factories.
wcrkshops End mercantile estabiish-
nents were reduced from ton "a. eight
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