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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FRANCES PERKINS, Secretary WOMEN’S BUREAU MARY ANDERSON, Director STATE MINIMUM-WAGE LAWS AND ORDERS: 1939 Supplement to Bulletin 167 FLORENCE P. SMITH ' •iSrcsot UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON • 1940 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Price 5 cents STATE MINIMUM-WAGE LAWS AND ORDERS: 1939 Supplement to Bulletin 167 The following charts, analyzing minimum-wage orders adopted in 1939, supplement the analysis of State minimum-wage orders appear ing in Women’s Bureau Bulletin 167, pages 3 to 34. In addition to the adoption of numerous wage orders since the publication of Bulletin 167 State .Minimum-W age Laws and Orders—laws were passed in 1939 in Maine and Alaska, bringing the total number of minimumwage laws to 29—26 States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. The Maine law provides for wage boards to determine wage rates and applies only to the fish-packing industry. The Alaska act provides a flat wage and is general in coverage. The Connecticut law was amended and reenacted in 1939. It now applies to men as well as to women and minors and provides that wage orders become mandatory when issued. States Having Minimum-Wage Laws Arizona. Arkansas. California. Colorado. Connecticut. Illinois. Kansas. Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine. Massachusetts Minnesota. Nevada. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New York. North Dakota. Ohio. Oklahoma. Oregon. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. South Dakota. Utah. Washington. Wisconsin. Immediately following is a summary of the industries to which State minimum-wage rates applied at the close of 1939. Classification is by industry or trade, in accordance with the usual practice of the States in issuing their orders. It should be noted, however, that blanket orders for “any occupa tion’ have been adopted in Kentucky, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, though Minnesota and Wisconsin have also issued separate orders for certain industries. Rates are fixed in five laws; two of these—Arkansas and South Dakota—enumerate the industries covered, and three— Neva,da, Alaska, and Puerto Rico—provide general coverage with very few, if any, exemptions. INDUSTRIES COVERED BY STATE MINIMUM-WAGE RATES MANUFACTURING In 16 States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, minimum-wage orders or laws apply to all manufacturing or to certain branches of manufacturing. The 16 States are: Arkansas. California. Illinois. Kentucky. Massachusetts. Minnesota. Nevada. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New York. North Dakota. Oregon. Rhode Island. South Dakota. Washington. Wisconsin. 1 2 STATE MINIMUM-WAGE LAWS AND ORDERS: 19 39 A. All manufacturing is covered by general or specific wage orders or by flat-rate laws in 10 States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. The 10 States are: Arkansas. California. Kentucky. Minnesota. Nevada. North Dakota. Oregon. South Dakota. Washington. Wisconsin. B. Certain branches of manufacturing are covered by specific orders in 11 States: California. Illinois. Massachusetts. Minnesota. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New York. Oregon. Rhode Island. Washington. Wisconsin. Wearing apparel: Illinois Wash dresses. Massachusetts Boot and shoe cut stock and findings. Corsets. Knit goods. Men’s clothing and raincoats. Men’s furnishings. Millinery. Women’s clothing. Women’s and children’s underwear, neckwear, and cotton garments. MinnesotaNeedlecraft. (In addition to order for “any occupation.”) New Hampshire Clothing and accessories. Hosiery and knit goods. New Jersey Wearing apparel and allied occupations. Oregon Needlecraft. (In addition to order for “manufac turing.”) Rhode IslandWearing apparel and allied industries. Canning: California (1) Fruit and vegetable canning; (2) fish canning. (In addition to order for “manufacturing”.) MassachusettsCanning and food preparations. Oregon Fruit and vegetable canning. (In addition to order for “manufacturing.”) Washington Fruit, vegetable, and fish canning. (In addition to order for “manufacturing.”) Wisconsin (1) Pea canning; (2) bean, cherry, corn, spinach, strawberry, and tomato canning. (In addition to order for “any occupation.”) Confectionery: Illinois. Massachusetts. New York. Jewelry: Massachusetts. Rhode Island. Illinois Macaroni, spaghetti, and noodles Bread and bakery products' Brushes Druggists’ preparations, etc -----------------------------------Electrical equipment and supplies Massachusetts. Paper boxes Pocketbook and leather goods-----------------------------------Stationery goods and envelopes---------------------------------Toys, games, and sporting goods--------------------------------New Jersey. Light manufacturing STATE MINIMUM-WAGE LAWS AND OKDERS: 193 9 3 NONMANUFACTURING State minimum-wage rates apply to nonmanufacturing industries as follows: a. Laundries. Twenty-one States, District of Columbia, Alaska, and Puerto Rico States are: Arizona. Massachusetts. Ohio. Arkansas. Minnesota. Oklahoma. California. Nevada. Oregon. Colorado. New Hampshire. Rhode Island. Connecticut. New Jersey. South Dakota. Illinois. New York. Washington. Kentucky. North Dakota. Wisconsin. The b. Dry cleaning. Sixteen States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. are: Arizona. Nevada. Oregon. California. New Jersey. Rhode Island. Connecticut. New ^t'ork. Washington. Kentucky. North Dakota. Wisconsin Massachusetts. Ohio. Minnesota. Oklahoma. The States c. Dyeing. Twelve States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. are: Arizona. Nevada. Oklahoma. Connecticut. New Jersey. Oregon. Kentucky. New York. Washington. Minnesota. Ohio. Wisconsin. The States d. Retail trade. Sixteen States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, The States are: Arizona. Minnesota. Rhode Island. Arkansas. Nevada. South Dakota. California. New Hampshire. Washington. Colorado. North Dakota. Wisconsin. Kentucky. Oklahoma. Massachusetts. Oregon. e. Beauty culture. Thirteen States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. States are: California.1 Massachusetts. Oregon. Colorado. Minnesota. Washington Connecticut. Nevada. Wisconsin. Illinois. New Hampshire. Kentucky. New York. The f. Hotels and restaurants. Twelve States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. States are: Arkansas. Nevada. Oregon. California. North Dakota. South Dakota. Kentucky. Ohio. Washington. Minnesota. Oklahoma. Wisconsin. In addition, one State—-New Hampshire—covers restaurants only. The g. Packing. Eight States, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. The States are: California—(1) Fruit and Nevada. Washington—(1) Fruit vegetable; (2) nut. Oregon—(1) Fruit and and vegetable. Kentucky. vegetable; (2) nut. Wisconsin. Minnesota. South Dakota. 1 Beauty shops are covered by the order for mercantile establishments. 4 STATE MINIMUM-WAGE LAWS AND ORDERS: 193 9 h. Telephone and telegraph. Seven States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. The States are: California. Nevada. Wisconsin. Kentucky. Oregon. Minnesota. Washington. In addition, one State—-North Dakota-—-covers only the telephone industry. i. General and professional offices. Seven States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. are: California. Nevada. Washington. Kentucky. Oregon. Wisconsin. Minnesota. The States j. Domestic service. One State—Wisconsin—and Alaska. k. Miscellaneous. Apartment houses—Washington. Automotive—Oklahoma. Cherry stemming and pitting—Oregon. Hospitals (cooks, waitresses, cleaners)—Oregon. Office and building cleaning—Massachusetts. Office buildings (elevator operators, cleaners)—Oklahoma. Personal service—Oregon. Retail drugs (pharmacists)—Oklahoma. Unclassified—California. Wholesaling and distributing—Oklahoma. NOTES ON WOMEN’S BUREAU BULLETIN 167 California.—Footnote 7 on page 5 of Bulletin 167 is no longer applicable and should be disregarded, as the attorney general of California has reaffirmed an earlier opinion that the $16 minimum must be paid for the standard week’s work as defined in the orders. (See footnote 5, pp. 3 and 5, Bulletin 167.) Massachusetts.—Millinery order became mandatory February 1, 1939; canning and food-preparation order became mandatory March 2, 1939. Orders for knit goods, office cleaning, and jewelry have been revised. (See this supplement, p. 8-9.) Minnesota.—In addition to the general order for “any occupation,” four separate industry orders have been issued and are analyzed in this supplement. Nevada.—Law was amended in 1939 to provide minimum-wage rates of $2 for an 8-hour day, $12 for a 6-day week, during the 3-month probationary period. New Hampshire.-—Beauty-parlor order became mandatory Novem ber 20, 1939. Oklahoma.—Because of a defect in the title of the law, the court has held it invalid for men and minors. The wage orders, therefore, are applicable only to women, but, pending court review, are still inopera tive. Pennsylvania.—Because of court action the laundry order must be reissued. Utah.—Because of court action the retail order must be reissued. Recommendations for five other industries as listed in Bulletin 167 are subject to revision and should be disregarded. - ANALYSIS OF STATE MINIMUM-WAGE ORDERS State, order, and effec tive date Colorado: No. 3, Dec. 4, 1939 Connecticut: No. 5____ Directory, June 19, 1939. No. 1 Mandatory, Aug. 30, 1939. Class of employees covered Minimum-wage rates Hours 48 a week, 6 days.1 Laundry and dry cleaning, i. e., cleansing, dye ing, pressing, or processing or any other work incidental thereto of clothing (including hats), household furnishings, rugs, textiles, fur, leather, or fabric of any kind; collection, sale, resale, or distribution at retail or wholesale of these services, producing of such services on their own behalf by any establishment, busi ness, institution, club, or hospital. Women and minors: Beauty service, i. e., all services or operations used or useful in care, cleansing or beautification of skin, nails, or hair, or in the enhancement of personal appearance, or incident thereto, including the service of maids, cashiers, reception or appointment clerks. Women and minors: Beauty shops, i. e., shop, store, or place, or part thereof, where the business of a hairdresser or cosmetician is conducted. Women and minors: 3-year operators, i. e., registered hair dressers and cosmeticians: Junior operators (i. e., less than 12 months experience), manicurists, and all other employees, including apprentices. 28 cents an hour __ ... 30.8 cents an hour. ______ ____ Over 40 a week.3 I^ess than 32 a week. 8 a day, 48 a week.3 Time and onc-half the regular rate. 25 cents an hour___ Time and onc-half the regular rate. Over 44 a week (8 a day, 6 days a week). 44 a week or less. Over 44 a week (8 a day, 6 days a week). • Part time.. Overtime___ ____ __________ 3 days a week or less. Over 8 a day or over 46 a week. 4 2-year operators, i. e., licensed as sistant hairdressers and cosmeti cians, clerks: 3 days a week or less. Over 8 a day or over 46 a week.4 Overtime ___________ 1-year operators, i. e., licensed operators: Fulltime . $15 a week___ _ _ __ 45 cents an hour 3 days a week or less. Over 8 a day or over 46 a week.4 37)4 a week or less. 37)4 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.4 STATE M INIM UM -W AGE LAWS AND ORDERS : 1 9 3 9 Mar. 9, 1939. (Wage fixed in law.) Arizona: No. 2 Directory, Apr. 15, 1939. Mandatory, June 15, 1939. Occupation or industry covered Ci District of Columbia: Women and minors (except elevator operators, maids, cleaners, and similar workers): 50 cents an hour___ ____ 50 cents an hour . Inexperienced: 18 years and over (6 months) 50 cents an hour. . _______ 50 cents an hour... _____ ______ $14 a week _____ __________ Under 18 years (12 months)... _ . 35 cents an hour... $17 a week __ Elevator operators.____ _________ ... No. 8, June 5, 1939___ ... ... _ __________ 40 cents an hour.. . . ... _ . $14.50 a week_ ___ _ Maids, cleaners, and similar workers.. 35 cents an hour .. 35 cents an hour. . ... _ Productive plant and similar workers: Experienced: Women and minors. _ .. 40 cents an hour________ .. Time and one-half the regular hourly rate. Inexperienced (except in graphic arts): 18 years and over (3 months) ____ Time and one-half the regular hourly rate. Under 18 years: First 6 months. ................... . Manufacturing and wholesaling________ Inexperienced (graphic arts): Women and minors: 1 35 cents an hour Time and one-half the regular hourly rate. Second 6 months.. _ Third 6 months_____________ 30 to 44 a week. Over 44 a week. Less than 30 a week. 30 to 44 a week. Over 44 a week. Less than 30 a week. 30 to 44 a week. Over 44 a week. Less than 30 a week. 40 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week. Less than 40 a week. 40 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week. Less than 40 a week. 32 to 44 a week. Less than 32 a week. Over 44 a week.5 32 to 44 a week. Over 44 a week.5 32 to 44 a week. Do. Less than 32 a week. Over 44 a week.5 32 to 44 a week. Do. Do. Over 44 a week.5 Time and one-half the regular hourly rate. •8 7ei?rsihaI1 !?-e paid a !Tkly wage ra,te of less than ,$J8for ? 6'day week of 48 hours and that 45 cents an hour shall be paid for part-time j s no;.mtended t0 lnclude domestic or caretaker service where no manual labor is required.” Another section of the act sets a maximum week of 60 hours for remaie Household or domestic employees. ’wi?/S1™*?8 C0??tie.S are exempt from the guaranteed weekly wage of $11.20 for 32 to 40 hours a week: Yuma, Maricopa, Pima, Gila, Oreenlee, Graham, Cochise, Santa Cruz, must be paidfor 32 hours°ormore ' Mohave’ Coconino’ YavaP“- Navajo, and Apache from Dec. 10 to Mar. IS. During these exempted periods the minimum hourly rate of 28 cent 3 Legal maximum hours for females: 8 a day, 48 a week. * Legal maximum hours: 9 a day, 62 a week for females. > Legal maximum hours: 8 a day, 48 a week, for females. STATE M INIM UM -W AGE LAWS AND ORDERS : 19 39 218647°—40----- 2 _ Office and previously unclassified, i. e., stenog raphers, bookkeepers, typists, clerks, cashiers, checkers, professional’s assistants and attend ants, laboratory mechanics and technicians, messengers, ushers, telegraph and telephone operators, and all similar workers, elevator operators, maids, cleaners, and similar workers. Exceptions: Manufacturing and wholesaling. 00 ANALYSIS OF STATE MINIMUM-WAGE ORDERS—Continued Occupation or industry covered District of ColumbiaContinued. No. 8, June 5, 1939Con. Manufacturing and wholesaling (Continued)---- Class of employees covered Office and similar workers: Women and minors: Ilours Minimum-wage rates 30 to 44 a week. Less than 30 a week. Over 44 a week.5 $17 a week-. Inexperienced: 18 years and over (6 months) _ Under 18 years (12 months)- - 30 to 44 a week. Less than 30 a week. 30 to 44 a week. Less than 30 a week. $14 a week 40 to 48 a week.5 Less than 40 a week. 40 to 48 a week.5 Less than 40 a week. Maids, cleaners, and similar workers Illinois: No. 5 __________ Directory, June 1, 1939. Confectionery, i. e., preparation, processing, manufacture, wrapping, packaging, or packing confections and candies of all kinds including sugars and syrups used as sweetmeats, pop corn confections, and sweetened cough drops. Women and minors: Cook, Will. Lake DuPage, and Kane Counties (Chicago area). 35 cents an hour_______ ___ 52Vi cents an hour except during peak period.® 38)4 cents an hour during peak period.® 47)4 cents an hour except during peak period.® 34.65 an hour during peak period.® 37)4 cents an hour------------ ---34 cents an hour_______ Knit goods, i. e., all branches of the industry in cluding lines used for athletic purposes and sta ple lines such as bathing suits, tights, and in fants’ garments. Exceptions: Staple lines of hosiery and underwear. Women and minors: ____ 36 cents an hour.......................- Do.7 48 a week. Over 48 a week.8 50 a week. Over 50 a week.8 52 a week. Over 52 a week.8 9 a day, 48 a week.11 Do.11 193 9 Massachusetts: No. 20 Directory, Mar. 1, 1939. Women and minors: Do.7 44 a week. Over 44 to 48 a week.7 . : Kentucky: Directory, Jan. 14, 1939, as modified Mar. 11, 1939. Mandatory, June 1, 1939. 44 a week. Over 44 to 48 a week.7 STATE M INIM UM -W AGE LAWS AND ORDERS State, order, and effec tive date No. 21 10 Directory, June 1, 1939. No. 22 io Directory, Aug. 1, 1939. Minnesota: No. 14, Jan. 10, 1939.. Women and minors: Aug. 1, 1939, to July 31, 1940: Do.11 All After July 31, 1940: Do.u Do.ii Women and minors: Registered operators and manicurists. Maids and appointment clerks_____ $14.50 a week.. Class A: 13 Women and female minors 18 years and over: 48 a week.ii Less than 48 a week. 48 a week.ii Less than 48 a week. _________ . __ 48 a week.ii 48 a week.n 36 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.14 Less than 36 a week. Inexperienced: 36 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.14 Less than 36 a week. 36 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.14 32 cents an hour_______ _______ Less than 36 a week. Female minors between 16 and 18__ $12 a week _______ ___________ 36 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.14 29 cents an hour ------------------ Less than 36 a week. 6 Legal maximum hours: 8 a day, 48 a week, for females. 6 Peak period means 1 continuous period of not over 14 weeks annually, or 2 periods aggregating not over 14 weeks. 7 Legal maximum hours: 8 a day, 48 a week, for females. e 8 Zone 1—cities of 20,000 or more population and contiguous territory within 1 mile thereof. Zone 2—cities of 4,000 and under 20,000 population and contiguous territory within 1 mile thereof. Zone 3—cities and towns of less than 4,000 population. 9 Legal maximum hours: 10 a day, 60 a week, for women 21 and over in any laundry, bakery, factory, workshop (including beauty parlor), store or mercantile, manufacturing or mechanical establishment, hotel, restaurant, or telephone exchange or telegraph office, and for girls 16 and under 21 in any occupation except domestic service and nursing. 10 Revision of earlier order noted on p. 16 of Women’s Bureau Bulletin No. 167. 11 Legal maximum hours: 9 a day, 48 a week for women and minors 16 and under 18. 12 Any operator who has held an operator’s license for a period of 1 year shall be paid at the rate of $16.50 a week. 13 Class A.—Cities, towns, villages, boroughs, or townships having 50,000 or more inhabitants. Class B. -Cities, towns, villages, boroughs, or townships having more than 5,000 and under 50,000 inhabitants. Class C.—Cities, towns, villages, boroughs, or townships having 3,000 to 5,000 inhabitants. Class D.—Cities, towns, villages, boroughs, or townships having under 3,000 inhabitants. 14 Legal maximum 54-hour week applies to females in public housekeeping, manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile, or laundry occupations, telephone operators in towns of 1,500 population and over. Industrial commission may allow longer hours during emergency periods not exceeding aggregate of 4 weeks a year. STATE M INIM UM -W AGE LAWS AND ORDERS: 19 3 9 No. 23 Directory, Sept. 1, 1939. Jewelry, i. e., jewelry, jewelry novelties, jewelry findings of metal, wood, glass, plastic materials or other substances when produced for and dis tributed through the jewelry, silverware or op tical industries, silverware, watches, clocks, optical goods, including sun glasses and re lated lines. Beauty culture, i. e., all service or operations used or useful in care, cleansing, or beautifica tion of skin, nails, or hair, or in enhancement of personal appearance and services or opera tions incidental to such care, cleansing, beauti fication, or enhancement. CO ANALYSIS OF STATE MINIMUM-WAGE ORDERS—Continued State, order, and effec tive date Class of employees covered Minimum-wage rates Hours Class B: u Women and female minors 18 years and over: Inexperienced: Female minors between 16 and 18Class C: « Women and female minors 18 years and over: Inexperienced: 36 to 48 a week. Female minors between 16 and 18... Class D: 13 Women and female minors 18 years and over: Inexperienced: 36 to 48 a week. 22 cents an hour. - ----------------- Less than 36 a week. STATE M INIM UM -W AGE LAWS AND ORDERS: 19 3 9 Minnesota—Con. No. 14, Jan. 10, 1939— Continued. Occupation or industry covered Female minors between 16 and 18. Entire State: Male minors between 16 and 21. Women and minors: Experienced________ ____ _____ Inexperienced: First 3 months______________ Second 3 months____________ Class A: 13 Women and minors 18 years and over: Experienced Inexperienced: First 3 months Second 3 months. Minors between 16 and 18Class B:13 Women and minors 18 years and over: Experienced Inexperienced: First 3 months. 36 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.** Less than 36 a week. 25 cents an hour____ 37J4j cents an hour_._ 44 a week or less. Over 44 a week. 35 cents an hour____ 54 a week.4 23.33 cents an hour 15. 26.25 cents an hour »5. Do.14 D0.14 $15 a week_____ 36 cents an hour 36 cents an hour 36 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.14 Less than 36 a week. ly a week_____ 29 cents an hour29 cents an hour. $13.50 a week 32 cents an hour32 cents an hour. $12 a week_____ 29 cents an hour29 cents an hour. 36 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.14 Less than 36 a week. 36 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.14 Less than 36 a week. 36 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.14 Less than 36 a week. $13.50 a week__ 30 cents an hour. 30 cents an hour. 36 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.14 Less than 36 a week. $10.80 a week___ 36 to 48 a week. 24 cents an hour. Over 48 a week.14 24 cents an hourLess than 36 a week. Second 3 months. 112.15 a week___ 36 to 48 a week. 27 cents an hour_ Over 48 a week.14 1 Less than 36 a week. 27 cents an hour13 Class A. Cities, towns, villages, boroughs, or townships having 50,000 or more inhabitants. Class B.—Cities, towns, villages, boroughs, or townships having more than 5,000 having*mder 3000 inhabitants ClaSS C'—Cltles’ towns> vllla&es> boroughs, or townships having 3,000 to 5,000 inhabitants. Class D.—Cities, towns, villages, boroughs, or townships 14 Legal maximum 54-hour week applies to females in public housekeeping, manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile, or laundry occupations, telephone operators in towns population and over. Industrial commission may allow longer hours during emergency periods not exceeding aggregate of 4 weeks a year 15 Learners employed on piece-work basis must be paid piece-work earnings when such average hourly earnings during week exceed this rate. 0 1,500 STATE M INIM UM -W AGE LAWS AND ORDERS: 1939 No. 15, Mar. 1, 1939__ Needlecraft. (Industrial commission defines “needlecraft” to include any activity directly connected with processes of designing, cutting, sewing, weaving, knitting, hemstitching, altering, sorting of materials, by hand or ma chine, for clothing, wearing apparel, uphol stering, tents, awnings, rugs, draperies, and blankets, or any work of like nature or charac ter on any comparable materials used for any purpose.) No. 16, Mar. 1, 1939. Restaurant_______________ ____ ____________ $8.80 a week_____ _ 19 cents an hour____ 19 cents an hour____ ANALYSIS OF STATE MINIMUM-WAGE ORDERS—Continued State, order, and effec tive date Class of employees covered Minimum-wage rates Hours Class B—Continued. Class C: 13 Women and minors 18 years and over: Inexperienced: 36 to 48 a week. Class D: 13 Women and minors 18 years and over: 36 to 48 a week. Inexperienced: 19 cents an hour---------------------- 36 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.14 36 to 48 a week. 19 cents an hour Over 48 a week.14 Less than 36 a week. (Deductions allowed for meals or lodging.) No. 17, May 1, 1939.. Class AC3 54 a week.14 inexperienced: 28 cents an hour . Do.14 Do.14 STATE M INIM UM -W AGE LAWS AND ORDERS: 19 39 Minnesota—Con. No. 16, Mar. 1, 1939— Continued. Occupation or industry covered Class B:13 Do.13 14 Inexperienced: Do.14 Do.14 Class C:13 Do.14 Inexperienced: Do.*4 Inexperienced: New Hampshire: No. 6--------------------Directory, Feb. 15, 1939. Retail trade, i. e., any retail establishment or in any retail activity, unless and until specific employment is covered by another minimumwage order. Women and minors: Cities of 25,000 population or over: Cities under 25,000 population: Do.'4 Do.'4 44 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.19 27}4 cents an hour 27 cents an hour-------------------- Less than 44 a week. 44 to 48 a week. 22 cents an hour_________ ____ _ Over 48 a week.16 Less than 44 a week. 22 cents an hour _ 44 to 48 a week. Over 48 a week.16 Less than 44 a week. 44 to 48 a week. _________ __ Over 48 a week.16 Less than 44 a weak. 25 cents an hour.. _____ ____ 25 cents an hour.. _ _ ___ _ New Jersey: No. 2___....................... Directory, July 3, 1939. 20 cents an hour 20 cents an hour Light manufacturing, i. e., making, processing, Women and minors: production, or preparation of dolls, dolls’ 44 a week, July 3 to Oct. 24, dresses and accessories, toys, handbags and 1939; 42 a week, Oct. 25, frames, luggage, buttons, pocketbooks and 1939, to Oct. 24, 1940 ; 40 a frames, badges, atomizers, brushes, razor week, thereafter. blades, manicuring implements, metal, pearl, Inexperienced (6 weeks)__________ 30 cents an hour Do. casein, catalin, wood, rubber, leather, gold, Time and one-half the regular Over 44, 42, or 40 a week dur Overtime___________________ — silver, paper, celluloid, glass, agate, and stone ing periods as shown rate. novelties, jewelry, picture frames, umbrellas, above.17 compacts, vanity cases, powder puffs, hair pins, bobby pins, hair curlers, nonelectric curl ing irons, combs, brooms, buckles, lamp shades, tags, artificial flowers, sanitary cloth wipers, small ornamental advertising sou venirs, knick-knacks and small specialties of like nature. 13 Class A.—Cities, towns, villages, boroughs, or townships having 50,000 or more inhabitants. Class B.—Cities, towns, villages, boroughs, or townships having more than 5,000 and under 50,000 inhabitants. Class C.—Cities, towns, villages, boroughs, or townships having 3,000 to 5,000 inhabitants. Class D.—Cities, towns, villages, boroughs, or townships having under 3,000 inhabitants. 11 Legal maximum 54-hour week applies to females in public housekeeping, manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile, or laundry occupations, telephone operators in towns of 1,500 population and over. Industrial commission may allow longer hours during emergency periods not exceeding aggregate of 4 weeks a year. 16 Legal maximum hours: 10H a day, 54 a week, for women and minors under 18. Exemption for regular employees for 7 days before Christmas if hours do not exceed 54 a week for full year. 17 Legal maximum hours for females 16 and over: 10 a day, 54 a week. STATE M INIM UM -W AGE LAWS AND ORDERS: 1 9 3 9 Do.14 Do.*4 Class D:13 CO ANALYSIS OF STATE MINIMUM-WAGE ORDERS—Continued ►4^ State, order, and effec tive date No. 4 Directory, May 22, 1939. Wearing apparel and allied occupations, i. e., garments and accessories to be worn or carried, including parts of these and such other articles as are allied through like process of manufac ture, including cotton, rayon, silk, woolen, elastic, and rubber garments, knit goods, men’s suits and coats, rain coats, leather, rub ber and fabric footwear, handkerchiefs, hats, and hat linings, upholstery, curtains, rugs, pil lows, and mattresses. Cleaning and dyeing, i. e., any occupation in cleaning and dyeing, wet-cleaning incidental to dry-cleaning, dyeing, spotting, finishing, pressing, receiving, shipping or packaging, re pairing or altering of any fabric which is ren dered for hire, sold, resold, or offered for sale or resale incidental to this industry. “Fab ric” means any article of wearing apparel (in cluding hats), household furnishing, rug, tex tile, fur, and leather. Class of employees covered Women and minors Women and minors: Clerks All other: Zone A (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, and Union Counties). Zone B (Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Somerset, and from June 1 to Oct. 1, At lantic, Monmouth, and Ocean C ounties). New York: No. 4 Directory, May 8, 1939. Suburban Zone (Cape May, Cum berland, Hunterdon, Salem, Sussex, Warren, and from Oct. 1 to June 1, Atlantic, Monmouth, and Ocean Counties). Cleaning and dyeing, i. e., all types of cleaning, Women and minors: dyeing, pressing, or processing thereto, of Zone A (New York City; West materials belonging to the ultimate consumer, chester, Nassau, and Suffolk i. e., clothing, hats, household furnishings, Counties). rugs, textiles, furs, leather, upholstered goods, Zone B (cities outside Zone A with or fabrics of any kind whatsoever, soliciting, population of 10,000 or over). collecting, selling, reselling, or distribution at retail or wholesale of cleaning, dyeing, and pressing service, office, clerical, packing, or other occupations (including plant mainte- I Minimum-wage rates Hours 35 cents an hour, July 3, 1939, to 44 a week, July 3 to Oct. 24, Oct 23, 1941; 38 cents an hour, 1939; 42 a week, Oct. 25, Oct. 24, 1941, to Oct. 23, 1942; 1939, to Oct. 24, 1940; 40 a 40 cents an hour, Oct. 24, 1942, week, thereafter. to Oct. 23, 1943; 42 cents an hour, after Oct. 23, 1943. Time and one-half the regular Oyer 44, 42, or 40 a week dur rate. ing periods as shown above.17 $14 a week (or the basic hourly rate for other workers).18 54 or less a week.17 33 cents an hour___________ Time and one-half the basic minimum. 36.3 cents an hour (10 percent added to basic rate), not over $13.20 a week. 30 cents an hour Time and one-half the basic minimum. 33 cents an hour (10 percent added to basic rate), not over $12 a week. 26 cents an hour Time and one-half the basic minimum. 40 to 54 a week. Over 10 a day, 54 a week. 36 cents an hour______ _____ Time and one-quarter 34 cents an hour to June 30,1939; 35 cents an hour, July 1, 1939, to Dec. 31, 1939: 36 cents an hour after Dec. 31,1939. Time and one-quarter___............ Less than 40 a week. 40 to 54 a week. Over 10 a day, 54 a week. Less than 40 a week. 40 to 54 a week. Over 10 a day, 54 a week. 40 a week. Over 40 a week18 and for split shifts. 40 a week. Over 40 a week J® and for split shifts. STATE M INIM UM -W AGE LAWS AND ORDERS: 193 9 New Jersey—Con. No. 3 Directory, July 3, 1939. Occupation or industry covered Retail trade, i. e., all employment in establishments selling any type of merchandise to the consumer not to be resold. Zone C (remainder of State)................ Time and one-quarter. . 40 a week. Over 40 a week i® and for split shifts. 30 cents an hour___ 42J4 to 48 a week.2° Less than 42Vi a week. 42^6 to 48 a week.20 Less than 42J4 a week. Women and minors: Class A (cities and towns with population of over 20,000): Experienced _ _ Inexperienced (6 months)__ _ _ Class B (cities and towns with pop ulation of 20,000 or under): Experienced..________ Inexperienced (6 months) 27J4 cents an hour___ _ 27J^ cents an hour __ 25 cents an hour_______ _____ 42to 48 a week.20 Less than 42a week. 42J4 to 48 a week.20 Less than 42J4 a week. 12 Legal maximum hours for females 16 and over: 10 a day, 54 a week. i* Basic hourly rates for other workers may be paid for continuous employment of less than 4 weeks, but employer must choose between weekly and hourly basis of pay and may not change from week to week. Legal maximum hours: 8 a day, 48 a week, for women and minors 16 and under 18. Over 8 a day allowed only to make 1 short day in week. 20 Legal maximum hours: 9 a day, 48 a week, for women and minors 16 and under 18. O % STATE M INIM UM -W AGE LAWS AND ORDERS : 19 3 9 Rhode Island: No. 4______ _______ Directory, July 10, 1939. nance) incidental or related to the above processes. Exceptions: Cleaning, dyeing, or pressing when a process in the manufacture of new materials or of second-hand materials being processed for resale, establishments covered by Mandatory Order No. 1. Oi
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