In 1935, the Wagner Act formally the National Labor Relations Act granted most workers, though not agricultural and domestic workers, the ability to join or organize labor unions and bargain with their employers collectively. The National Labor Relations Board was also created as part of this...
The Magnuson Act, or Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act, was passed by Congress in 1943 to dismantle exclusionary laws against Chinese immigration and implement an immigration quota to 105 annual visas. The act was passed in large part because the U.S. and China were allies in World War II, and ...
Hotel Meade and more than 50 other buildings make up the ghost town ofBannack. It was the site of Montana's first major gold discovery in 1862, setting off a gold rush, and it was the first territorial capital. But it emptied as the value of the gold dropped and miners moved out of ...
Hotel Meade and more than 50 other buildings make up the ghost town ofBannack. It was the site of Montana's first major gold discovery in 1862, setting off a gold rush, and it was the first territorial capital. But it emptied as the value of the gold dropped and miners moved out of ...
Curfews and Driving Laws Ateen driver, or a driver between the ages of 15 and 17, may not incur curfew, alcohol or drug law violations prior to receiving a learner's license. A teen driver must avoid curfew violations to keep a learner’s license at age 15, an intermediate license at...
Laws restricting the number of hours and times of day minors can work were enacted to ensure teenagers' safety in the workplace and that they have enough time to focus on school, said Betty Campbell, a Labor Department regional administrator in Dallas. ...
Authorities encourage anyone who suspects they may have been a victim of such crimes to come forward and report any suspicious findings to the police.LOOK: What major laws were passed the year you were born? Data for this list was acquired from trusted online sources and news outlets. Read ...
LOOK: What major laws were passed the year you were born? Data for this list was acquired from trusted online sources and news outlets. Read on to discover what major law was passed the year you were born and learn its name, the vote count (where relevant), and its impact and ...
This progressive stance incensed white supremacists, leading to the implementation ofJim Crow laws. Homer Plessy, a Black Louisiana man, contested the constitutionality of a law segregating train cars. His case—Plessy v. Ferguson—made it to the Supreme Court, and its 1896 decision instilled “...
Louisiana already bans almost all surgical and medication abortions except to save a patient’s life or because a pregnancy is “medically futile.” Abortion pills are illegal to get through the mail in Louisiana, but shield laws in blue states have allowed physicians to thwart state bans and ...