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  2. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - Wikipedia

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    The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, [1] [2] was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. [3] The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.

  3. District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act - Wikipedia

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    An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia, 37th Cong., Sess. 2, ch. 54, 12 Stat. 376, known colloquially as the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act or simply Compensated Emancipation Act, was a law that ended slavery in the District of Columbia, while providing slave owners who remained loyal to the United States in the then ...

  4. History of labor law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Washington, D.C. Labor. Labor Law. Child labor ... 261 U.S. 525 (1923) Supreme Court held a minimum wage for women and children in DC was unconstitutional, overturned ...

  5. Slavery in the District of Columbia - Wikipedia

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    In the District of Columbia, the slave trade was legal from its creation until it was outlawed as part of the Compromise of 1850. That restrictions on slavery in the District were probably coming was a major factor in the retrocession of the Virginia part of the District back to Virginia in 1847. Thus the large slave-trading businesses in ...

  6. Right to sit in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Washington labor law required that "every employer in establishments where females are employed shall provide suitable seats for them and permit their use". Washington's law was repealed in 1973. Washington state law states that "providing seating or allowing the employee to sit more frequently if her job requires her to stand" is a "reasonable ...

  7. United States labor law - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Lincoln, First Annual Message (1861) Like slavery, common law repression of labor unions was slow to be undone. In 1806, Commonwealth v. Pullis held that a Philadelphia shoemakers union striking for higher wages was an illegal "conspiracy", even though corporations —combinations of employers—were lawful. Unions still formed and acted. The first federation of unions, the National ...

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