Adamson Act

Adamson Act
Long title	An Act to establish an eight-hour day for employees of carriers engaged in interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Eight-Hour Workday Act
Enacted by	the 64th United States Congress
Effective	September 3, 5, 1916
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 64–252
Statutes at Large	39 Stat. 721
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 17700 by William C. Adamson (D-GA) on September 1, 1916; Committee consideration by House Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House Rules; Passed the House on September 1, 1916 (241-57); Passed the Senate on September 2, 1916 (47-28); Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on September 3, 5, 1916;

The Adamson Act was a United States federal law passed in 1916 that established an eight-hour workday, with additional pay for overtime work, for interstate railroad workers.^[1]^[2]

^ Adamson Act, Sept. 3, 5, 1916, ch. 436, 39 Stat. 721. 45 U.S.C. § 65 et seq.
^ Smith, John S. (1962). "Organized Labor and Government in the Wilson Era: 1913–1921: Some Conclusions". Labor History. 3 (3): 265–286. doi:10.1080/00236566208583906.