The author focuses on laws governing maximum working hours, explaining how their coverage became restricted to women and children and how organized labor showed renewed interest in universal hour laws during the Depression. She advances three hypotheses to explain how laws that once were protective became restrictive. (CT)

In the first of three articles in this issue on special protective legislation for women workers, the author explains that the Nordic countries are generally opposed to protection on the basis of sex. Reviewing work environment and equal opportunity legislation, the arguments for and against special protection are presented. (SK)

How should employers respond to applicants and employees with AIDS-related conditions, and how do they resolve employment problems arising from those situations? This article provides some guidance for employers who are currently facing these questions. Discusses legal ramifications, employee attitudes, cost-related considerations, and health…

This year's session adopted new standards such as maintenance of migrant workers' social security rights, protection of workers against unjustified dismissal, and vocational rehabilitation. This article describes the conference's examination of these technical agenda items, and its annual review of the application of Conventions and…

Information on the preliminary impacts of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) Amendments of 1978 on approximately 1900 private firms was obtained through mail and telephone surveys during Winter 1979. Findings from the study indicate that employers do not expect the ADEA amendments to have a significant impact on the retirement…

This pamphlet discusses the legal protections for employees with psychiatric disabilities, and analyzes the decisions of federal and state courts in cases where employees who claimed a psychiatric disorder challenged an employment decision under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or state law. It…