The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-26
WORKING HOURS
OF WOMEN VARY
States Differ Widely in Regulat-
ing Labor Of 100000
Wage Farmers.
NO LIMIT IN FIVE STATES
Regulations on Night Employment
South Dakota Has 7o-Hour Week
Minimum Wage Laws in
Force in Some States.


600 women painfully occupied in the
United States, the legal status of
women as employees becomes matter
Of increasing Importance to industry,
according to a statement issued by the
National Industrial Conference board.
According to the most recent Off
clal summaries, daily working hours
for women in the United States are
limited" the statement says, ''as fol-
lows:
"To eight hours in the District Of
Columbia, Colorado, California, Wash
ington, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Ari-
iona and New Mexico; in Kansas there
is law providing punitive overtime
for work over eight or nine hours, ac-
cortling to the industry; to eight and
one-half hours in North Dakota; to
nine hours In Massachusetts. New
York, Maine, Ohio. Michigan, Mime
sofa, Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho and Oregon.
to ten hours in pennsylvania, Connecti-
cut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Mary
land, Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
South Dakota and Wyoming; to ten
and one-half hours in Tennessee and
Vermont; to eleven hours in North
Carolina; to twelve hours in South
Carolina, while,E TO legal limitations
exist in Iowa, Indiana, West Virginia,
Alabama and Florida.
No Limitation in Working Hours.
"These latter Ave states have no
limitation in the weekly working hours
of women. The As hours week linn
itation is prescribed in Massachusetts,
California, Oregon, Utah and North
Dakota; in Illinois and South Dakota
the legal limitation is 20 hours week.
In Ohio so hours; in Wisconsin, Con-
necticut and Delaware IS hours; in
New Jersey, Wyoming, Kentucky, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and
Maryland 60 hours; in Vermont, WASH
ington, Montana, Nevada, Colorado.
Arizona and New Mexico Sc hours; In
Tennessee 81 hours, and in all the
other states, Maine, New Hampshire,
New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska. Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas
81 hours. The variation as to weekly
hours is therefore, much greater than
the variation as to daily hours. =.
might work for women is prohib-
tied in more than one occupation In
New York, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Ne
braska. Kansas, Oregon and Califor-
MIA; in industry only in Massachusetts.
Pennsylvania and Indiana !; in mercan-
tile employment only in South Caro-
lima; for railroad and street railway
ticket sellers only in Ohio; in the Dis
trict of Columbia the number of hours
that may be worked at night is limited
in the same manner as day work.
Control OF Night Work.
"State control Of night work for
women exists only in If states; Della
ware, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska,
New Hampshire and Wisconsin limit
the night hours Of all women wage
earners. Connecticut, Delaware, In
diana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Ne
braska, New York. Oregon, Pennsyl-
yania, South Carolina, Utah and Mis-
:consin prohibit women from night
work in certain occupations. Wiscon-
sin and Nebraska limit night work to
eight consecutive hours. Delaware and
Maryland limit hours to eight and
further specify definite hours as night
tiours, Kansas, New Hampshire and
wisconsin limit night hours to eight
and weekly night work to, As hours.
The number OF occupations covered IS,
as a rule, small indiana and Pennsyl-
yania cover manufacturing establish
pients only. Az, IS t.f j. :,-s. 2. ~,
Mandatory minimum wage laws for
women. with r2tes fixed by a commits
sion are in force in Wisconsin, Mime
sofa. North Dakota. Kansas, Arkansas,
Colorado, Washington, Oregon and
California: IN Utah and Arizona there
is 4 mandatory minimum wage law
with the wage fixed by lazy; in Massa-
chusetts there is minimum wage hxed
by a commission, but not mandatory:
In all Of the other states there IS no
law" -. - - - -. az. =. 49,