STATES HAVING LAWS REGULATING WORK OF WOMEN EMPLOYED IN RESTAURANTS.
Verified by U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
HOURS
---------------------------------------- Hours in Hours in one day one week State ---------------------------------------- 8 48 California 8 48 District of Columbia 8 56 Arizona 8 Colorado 8 Washington 54 Maine 9 54 Missouri 9 54 Nebraska 9 54 Texas 9 54 Utah 9 Idaho 9 Montana 9 Oklahoma 10 54 Michigan 10 54 Ohio 10 54 Pennsylvania 10 55 Wisconsin 10 56 Wyoming 10 58 Minnesota 10 60 Kentucky 10 60 Louisiana 10 60 Mississippi 10 60 New Jersey 10 60 Oregon 10 Illinois 10¼ 55 New Hampshire 10½ 57 Tennessee ---------------------------------------- To be determined by Industrial Welfare Commission. ---------------------------------------- Arkansas Kansas ----------------------------------------
ONE DAY OF REST IN SEVEN REQUIRED.
California District of Columbia New Jersey Pennsylvania
NIGHT WORK FORBIDDEN.
For all females Nebraska
For females under 18 Arizona California District of Columbia Louisiana New Hampshire California Colorado
For females under 21 Ohio Pennsylvania
Not more than 48 hours in one week
For all females New Hampshire Wisconsin
MINIMUM WAGE REQUIRED
Utah
To be determined by Industrial Welfare Commission
Arkansas California Colorado Kansas Massachusetts Minnesota Nebraska Oregon Washington Wisconsin
MEAL TIME REQUIRED
Arizona Louisiana Maine Minnesota New Hampshire New Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania Wisconsin Wyoming
SEATS REQUIRED
Arizona Arkansas California District of Columbia Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota Texas Utah Vermont Washington
TIPS FORBIDDEN
Arkansas Iowa Mississippi South Carolina
FOOTNOTES
See Appendix I.
Women and Child Wage-earners in the United States, Vol. V., Chap. X.
Dishwashers, silver cleaners, tray girls, cashiers, laundry workers and pantry hands are included in this term.
13th U. S. Census, 1910. Vol. VIII, Manufactures, p. 314.
Women and Child Wage-earners in the United States, Vol. V, p. 199.
The Girl Employed in Hotels and Restaurants. Juvenile Protective Association of Chicago, 1912.
Report of the State Factory Investigating Commission for 1915, Vol. IV, p. 1593.
Ibid., p. 1609.
Women and Child Wage-earners, Vol. V, p. 362.
Women and Child Wage-earners in the United States, Vol. V, p. 199.
The Girl Employed in Hotels and Restaurants. Juvenile Protective Association of Chicago, 1912.
30% of the workers interviewed had just begun work or did not report on this point, so they have not been included in these figures.
See Appendix VI.
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor, 1914.
Fictitious names used.
Exclusive of 39 women who did not report on this point.
Exclusive of 63 women who did not report on this point.
Exclusive of 55 women who did not report on this point.
Exclusive of 68 women who did not report on this point.
Exclusive of 39 women who did not report on this point.
Exclusive of 43 women who did not report on this point.
Exclusive of 31 women who did not report on this point.
Exclusive of 26 women who did not report on this point.
Exclusive of 318 women who did not report on this point.
Exclusive of 68 women who did not report on this point.
In cases of emergency 10 hours a day are allowed if not less than double for overtime is paid.
Has an 8 and 48 hour law for night work.
Except in cases of emergency.
Except in cases of emergency.
Not now in force—pending Supreme Court decision.
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