The first bill introduced to regulate (restrict)
child labor, passed by Congress and signed into
law by President Woodrow Wilson
The Act banned products sold from any factory,
shop or cannery that employed any children
under the age of 14
The Act banned the sale of products from any
mine that employed any children under the age
of 16
The Act banned the sale of products from any
place of business that had children under the
age of 16 work at night or for more than 8 hours
during the day.
The Supreme Court ruled the Keating-Owen Act
unconstitutional because Congress did not have
the power to regulate interstate trade (trade
between states).
A constitutional amendment was soon proposed
to give power to Congress to regulate child labor
In 1938, The Fair Labor Standards Act was
passed for the protection of children
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was
challenged in the Supreme Court, but this time
the movement to end child labor won.
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