Adamson Act

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:advocatesFor labor unions
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Railway_Labor_Act
gptkbp:analyzes sociological studies
law reviews
gptkbp:appliesTo railroad workers
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor
economic justice
social justice movements
gptkbp:citedBy court rulings
gptkbp:contributedTo labor rights movement
gptkbp:criticism employers
business interests
gptkbp:discusses political debates
labor history
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Congress
none
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Labor
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:National_Labor_Relations_Act
gptkbp:historicalContext Progressive Era
gptkbp:historicalImpact shaped labor relations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance landmark labor legislation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Adamson Act
gptkbp:impact labor rights
working conditions
gptkbp:influenced subsequent labor laws
gptkbp:influencedBy labor movement
social reform movements
gptkbp:inspiredBy labor strikes
gptkbp:legalStatus active
gptkbp:linkedTo worker safety regulations
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Keating-Owen_Act
overtime pay
gptkbp:operates gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:partOf labor law history
U.S._labor_law_framework
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Erdman_Act
gptkbp:purpose establish an eight-hour workday
gptkbp:recognizedBy labor historians
gptkbp:related_to workers' rights
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:United_States_v._New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:relatedTo collective bargaining
economic policy
minimum wage laws
Fair Labor Standards Act
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:significance first federal law to regulate working hours
gptkbp:subject legal analysis
gptkbp:supportedBy progressive politicians
gptkbp:yearEstablished September 3, 1916