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•    When was the law enacted?

This law was enacted in 1916. The purpose of this law was to establish an eight-hour workday with additional pay for overtime work.

·         What does the law do?

The act sets an eight-hour workday and establishes overtime compensation for railroad workers, marking the first time the U.S. government regulates the labor conditions of non-government workers.

•    What led to its being enacted?

Around august 1916 about 400,000 rail workers voted to have 8-hour law. They try enforcing this by not listening to any work demands. Therefore, the governor step in before they hit a national railroad strike

•    To whom does the law apply? To whom does it not apply?

It only applied to those who where railroad workers

•    How does/doesn’t the law apply to Maria?

It doesn’t apply to maria because she wasn’t a rail worker, she was a farmer.

•    How would/wouldn’t the law apply to you—at your age—if you were working alongside Maria

If I was working in this generation along maria side I would be receiving the 8 hour law especially being a minor but at her time it wouldn’t apply to me because not only it became a law but its was a law only enacted to those who worked for railroads

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The family medical leave act was established in 1993 , which allows workers to take leave to care for family under certain conditions.
The FMLA applies to any public agency and public or private schools or companies with more then 50 employees.
The FMLA law should apply to maria because she has four kids.
There will be differences between maria and someone younger than her. i think the work wouldnt be too different but i think that someone younger than maria would work less hours.

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Jada Ortiz- Occupational Safety and Health act.

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Jada Ortiz- Occupational Safety and Health act.

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1. This law was enacted in 1970.

2. This law was to ensure workers of workplace safety, their goal was to make sure employers provided a safe workplace for their employee's.

3. What led to this law being enacted was many places weren't safe to work in, many people were dying or getting injured.

4. This law applies to most private sector employers & their employee's in the 50 states and people who are employed. This law does not apply to the unemployed

5. This law may apply to Maria since she was farm worker, so she was inhaling toxic smells etc. but then again it was probably an under the table job so that's why they didn't really take precaution.

6. They same way it applied to Maria is the same way it would apply to me, not as much. Regardless of the age, you signed up for an under the table job that probably isn't legit, so you can't have high expectations.

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To whom does the law apply? To whom does it not apply?
The National Labor Relations Act applies to the most private sectors, employers, including manufacture's, retailers, private universities and health care facilities. It does not apply to federal, state or local government.

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1. When was the law enacted?
•    The law was enacted in 1935.
5. How does/doesn’t the law apply to Maria?
•    This applies to Maria as long as she works in the U.S and if her rights as an employer get's violated she has to be compensated.

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-When was the law enacted?
It was enacted on 6/25/1938

-What does the law do?
The Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees that work in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Covered nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of nothing less than $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Overtime pays at a rate not lower than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay and is required after 40 hours (about 1 and a half days) of work in a workweek.

-What led to its being enacted?
The Fair Labor Standards Act was enacted because it was common for workers to experience terrible working environments, so it was enacted to protect workers from abuse.

- To whom does the law apply? To whom does it not apply?
These laws apply to employees in private sectors and that are in Federal, State, and local government. The laws do not apply to employees in executive or administrative positions.

- How does/doesn't the law apply to Maria?
Maria is in a terrible working environment where she gets headaches from breathing in all the pesticides and she gets backaches from all the work she has to do to hope to get adequate pay. They also told her that she would not be getting paid anymore. The law also doesn’t apply to Maria since she makes below the minimum wage.

-How would/wouldn't the law apply to you-at your age-if you were working alongside Maria?
The law would apply to me if I worked alongside Maria because I’m a minor and by law they must pay me for the hours I worked.

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2.) What does the law do?
This law protects the rights of its employees and employers, encourages collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm the general welfare of workers, businesses and the U.S. economy.
6.) How would this affect you if you worked alongside Maria?
Because Maria isn't legal, she might not speak up if this act is violated.

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The family and medical leave act was enacted in 1993. The law basically allows for anyone to take a 12 unpaid workweek without fear or losing their job in a 12 month period if they have given birth to a baby, adopted or are fostering a child, or if the employees spouse, child, parent, or self has a health condition making it unable for the employee to work. This law in particular does not exactly fit for Marias situation because yes she has kids but her kids are not new born baby's who require full attention and she hasn't adopted or fostered any new children.

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Jefferson, that is correct - undocumented immigrants are also covered by labor laws but don't usually speak up when they are violated for fear of deportation.

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Agricultural workers, unless they are working for an exempted business - are to be paid at least the federal minimum wage. Undocumented immigrants are often paid below the minimum wage because unethical employers take advantage knowing they won't speak out due to fear of deportation.

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You would be able to speak out and report any abuse. Maria could also - but won't due to her fear of being sent back to her home country.

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Unethical employers take advantage of workers like Maria because of her vulnerable situation. They would have to take "under the table" jobs due to their undocumented status and fear of deportation.

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If Maria had a sick parent or child - she would be covered by this - but, once again she would never want to risk deportation so she stays silent.