Table of Contents
Foreword 1
Introduction 4
Chronology 8
1 Regulating Child Labor in the United States: An Overview Todd Postol 12
2 State and Federal Governments Address Child Labor in Different Ways Andrea Giampetro-Meyer Timothy Brown Nancy Kubasek 21
3 Congress Does Not Have the Power to Regulate Child Labor Within States: The Supreme Court's Decision William R. Day 27
4 Congress Does Have the Power to Regulate Child Labor Within States: Dissenting Opinion Oliver Wendell Holmes 37
5 Congress Should Adopt a Child Labor Amendment Arthur Garfield Hays 45
6 Congress Should Not Adopt a Child Labor Amendment Duncan U. Fletcher 54
7 Teenagers Have a Right to Work V. Nathaniel Ang 59
8 Child Labor Protections Are Outdated Seymour Moskowitz 67
9 Lowering the Minimum Wage Would Increase Teen Employment James Sherk 74
10 Increasing the Minimum Wage Would Not Increase Teen Unemployment Heidi Schierholz 81
11 The Struggle to Find a First Job Personal Narrative Danielle Wilson 86
12 Child Farm Workers Should Be Held to the Same Regulations as Other Young Workers Human Rights Watch 92
13 Child Farm Workers Should Not Be Subject to Unreasonable Regulation Stu Ellis 107
14 Learning That Hard Work Leads to a Better Life Personal Narrative Melissa Gonzalez 112
15 Children in Reality Television Shows Should Be Protected by Labor Laws Dayna B. Royal 116
Organizations to Contact 124
For Further Reading 131
Index 134
