Unemployment in the United States

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Identifikator:: 1828236179

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-226169

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Unemployment in the United States

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: United States, Government Printing Office

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: II, 193 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of Mr. William Green, president of American Federation of Labor

Collection:: Economics Books

26 UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES problems are of importance. Can there be a more effective way of studying these problems and disseminating information and experience upon the same than by the United States Emplovment Service pro- vided for in Senate bill 3060? The above mentioned brief of the National Manufacturers’ Associa- tion contends (pp. 4 and 5) that the proposed act is unconstitutional. To support this contention the cases of Brazee f. Mich (241 U. S. 340); Adams ». Tanner (244 U. S. 594); Ribnik ». McBride (277 U. S. 354); Frothingham ». Mellon and Mass. ». Mellon, (262 U. S. 447); Chicago ». Tranbarger (238 U. 8. 77); and Bailey ». Drexel Furniture Co. (259 U. S. 20), are cited. In the case of Brazee ». Michigan, Brazee procured a license to conduct an employment agency in Detroit under act 301, Public Acts of Michigan 1913, and was thereafter convicted upon a charge of violating its provisions by sending one seeking employment to an employer who had not applied for help. Brezee lnimed the Michigan statute was invalid because it conflicted with both the State and Federal Constitutions. The Supreme Court of Michigan sustained the Michigan Statute and the Supreme Court of the United States held that a State may require licenses for employment agencies and prescribe reasonable regulation in respect to them, to be enforced cacording to the legal discretion of a commissioner. The judgment of the lower court was affirmed and the constitutionality of the act with respect to the sections in question was upheld. The court did state that the provi- sions of the act in respect of fees were “plainly mischievous”. The act in question In no way attempts to regulate private employment agencies nor to prescribe fees that the agency may charge. This case is in fact an authority to the effect that Congress has the power to legislate on the question. Another case cited in the brief of the association is Ribnik ». Mec- Bride (277 U. S. 354). The State of New Jersey passed an act to regulate employment agencies, which act required a license and also required that the applicant file with the Commissioner of Labor a schedule of fees. A schedule of proposed fees was filed and the com- missioner refused to grant a license upon the sole ground that the fees set out in the schedule were excessive. The question of the con- stitutionality of the act was involved. The Supreme Court of the United States, reversing the Court of Errors and Appeals of New Jersey, held that the provision regulating fees of private employment agencies was unconstitutional; ruling that the business of an employ- ment agency is not affected with a public interest so as to enable the State to fix the charges to be made for the service rendered. Mr. Justice Sanford concurred with the majority on the ground that he could not distinguish an earlier decision (273 U. S. 418); and Mr. Justice Stone delivered a vigorous dissenting opinion in which Mr. Justice Holmes and Mr. Justice Brandeis joined. The present bill contains no similar provision, and there is not a word in the decision of the Supreme Court which would in any way indicate that Congress did not have the power to establish a Federal employment agency. Adams ». Tanner (244 U. S. 594), is also cited in the brief of the association as an authority in support of its contention that the pro- posed act is unconstitutional. Appellants conducted in Spokane well established employment agencies for securing employment for patrons

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