Labor laws were first enacted to protect children, often who were laboring for extremely long hours under harsh conditions. New England passed the first laws governing the use of child labor in 1832. A century later new labor laws came into being in order to level the playing field between individuals, union organizations and employers, and then in the mid 1930s in order to more clearly draw the lines between right and wrong when it comes to the relationship between employers and employees. Labor laws have continued to evolve, addressing the working rights of women, of minorities and those who march to a different beat when it comes to sexual preferences or religious freedoms. Today’s labor laws are defining the working rights of those who enter our country illegally and what, if any, protection should be granted them and their children.
Without the men and women who have so bravely voiced, and who continue to express their concerns and speak out for protection, our workplaces today could be quite different. Can you imagine your children working in a factory 12 or more hours a day and not being given the opportunity to go to be educated, to play sports or to just ‘be a child’? Can you even picture how it would have been for you to grow up in a world where that was the norm? How many of you have been protected by labor laws without even realizing it?
Our world is in a constant state of flux and as new frontiers are explored and new ways of doing business are introduced, we may find a need for new and improved labor laws, just as we’ll no doubt have a need for broader definitions of existing laws. As the future unfolds and the economy dictates, we may see laws that more firmly decide acceptable ages for both employment and for retirement. Your future, or the future of your grandchildren and great grandchildren, may even require new laws governing work under the sea or on in space. Can you imagine?
The Clash – I Fought The Law
Is the new immigration law from A to Z in fact a product of Obama that the scheme to secure our borders?
Is this law in Instead simply because Obama, or any other president, has failed to secure our borders? I mean, no real new law since 1982, only a few amendments.
Yes It is also a clear message that people living along the border will take no more of this shit mollycoddling shown on both sides of the spectrum policy toward illegal immigrants. JD Hayworth is about John McCain calling off his seat, and that can not happen fast enough for me.
