Hammer Vs Dagenhart Case Study

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The case Hammer v. Dagenhart of 1918 is about child labor laws. Many concerns regarding children safety arose as the factories hired children for lower wages than adults in an unsafe working environment. Many advocates questioned the child labor laws regarding working extended hours as it negatively influenced education and many other factors. It also affected the children health and the accidents that took place in an unsafe workplace. Thus, the Congress passed the Keating-Owen Act of 1916 which outlawed shipments across the states made by the children who worked in an unsafe working environment and extended hours. Roland Dagenhart of North Carolina brought the case who worked at a textile mill with his children. He believes the Keating-Owen

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