Workers by Edict.

The article focuses on the effort of the U.S. state legislatures to ease labor shortages through passing new laws and changing old ones in 1943. The enactment of a "work-or-fight" measure is requested by the legislatures for 14 Maryland counties. All work-hour limits for women are suspended in Indiana and Wyoming, while a 48-hour week for women is implemented in Arkansas. Furthermore, a law assuring women equal pay for equal work is opposed by businesses and industries in Washington.