Discusses the following major subjects of state labor legislation: increases in minimum wage rates, prevailing wage changes, protection for employers disclosing job performance information, and bans on employment discrimination. Includes a state-by-state summary of labor legislation enacted in 1996. (Author/JOW)

Although illegal employment of 15-17 year-olds has declined since the 1970s, 301,000 minors are employed illegally annually. Whites, males, and 15-year-olds are most likely to be illegally employed. Excessive hours and lower wages for illegal young workers are estimated to save employers $136 million per year. (SK)

Although minimum wages are advocated as a policy that will help the poor, few studies have examined their effect on poor families. This paper uses variation in minimum wages across states and over time to estimate the impact of minimum wage legislation on welfare caseloads. We find that the elasticity of the welfare caseload with respect to the…

NUMEROUS PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY NEW YORK STATE TO ASSIST AND TO PROTECT FARMERS, THEIR WORKERS, AND THE PUBLIC. SPECIAL SERVICES AND LAWS SHOW THE NATURE OF THIS ASSISTANCE WITH REGARD TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF MIGRANT CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, EDUCATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN, SANITARY REGULATIONS FOR FARM LABOR CAMPS, FARM LABOR…

Three new standards (telephone mechanic, electroplater, and animal caretaker) for grading jobs under the Federal Wage System are cited. There is an alphabetical listing by job for published job grading standards, an occupational code-structure index for published grading standards, and a list of 61 jobs by published job grading standard with…

Ten states and Puerto Rico now have weightlifting limitations for women workers. Minnesota, Ohio, and Puerto Rico restrict by statute, Alaska, Maryland, New York, and Utah by regulation, Oregon and Washington by wage order, and California and Massachusetts by a combination of these methods. The most frequent means of enforcing these is by…

Most of the differences between private and public sector bargaining are advantages for the public sector. (Author/IRT)

This symposium includes the title article by Alice Kessler-Harris and the following responses: "The Extension of Solidarity Conficts with the Spirit of Individualism" (Melvyn Dubofsky); "The Black Labor Movement and the Fight for Social Advance" (William H. Harris); "Forging a Partnership between Blacks and Unions"…

Presents a biographical sketch of Samuel Gompers, founder of the American Federation of Labor. (CH)

Argues that exclusive representation reduces public employees' freedom of choice, increases the welfare of union leaders at the expense of union members, limits employment opportunities of "outsiders," entrenches the monopoly provision of public services, and generates conflict and instability in labor relations. (Author/MLF)

The history, programs, objectives, and possible future directions of the Labour College of Canada are described. (MS)

Guidelines for school board negotiators concerning inclusion of statutory benefits in teacher contracts. (LR)

New mandatory recordkeeping program covers almost 60 million workers and will provide Nation with a more accurate toll of job-related injuries and illnesses. (Editor)

Reviews present trends in occupational health and safety legislation. Discusses the role of the state, the development of workers' participation, trends in the organization of occupational health services, and methods and objectives of occupational safety and health. (Author/JOW)