Factory Investigating Commission organizational and planning files concerning advisory committees on the proposed Labor Law recodification
Series Number
A3026
Summary
This series contains correspondence, memorandums, notes, and other material concerning the New York City and Upstate Advisory Committees on Recodification of the Labor Law. The files include committee membership lists; meeting attendance lists; lists of individuals to receive recodification proposals; draft the Labor Law revisions relating to health and safety issues, work hours, and child labor; and reports on night work of women.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
This series contains copies of bills proposed by the State Department of Labor, along with brief legislative histories and supporting statements. Also included are copies of memorandums to the governor's counsel. Topics of interest include minimum wage regulations, rights of elderly workers, and equal pay for women.
Creator
New York (State). Industrial Commissioner
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Factory Investigating Commission proofs of brief supporting the conviction of Jacob Balofsky
Series Number
A3024
Summary
This series consists of a brief submitted the Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department by the Factory Investigating Commission in the case of People of the State of New York v. Jacob Balofsky. The commission's brief argued against Balofsky's appeal of his conviction of violating Section 104 of the Labor Law for contracting with a woman to finish coats in a tenement residence.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Factory Investigating Commission Press releases concerning commission hearings or statements
Series Number
A3022
Summary
This series consists of Factory Investigation Commission press releases addressing labor law recodification, fire hazards in stores, wage legislation, issues related to enforcing laws, and business owners' complaints.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.