Each of these events happened in the 20th century. See if you can put them in the correct chronological order. For a greater challenge, name the year that the event occurred. Search for clues with your Web browser. Hint: Summaries of many labor laws can be found at the U. S. Department of Labor, Major Laws & Regulations Enforced by the Department of Labor, Web site.
A. The minimum wage is raised to $ 7.25 an hour.
B. Executive Order 11246 is issued to provide for equal employment opportunity for those working for government contractors.
C. President Clinton signs the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
D. Congress passes the Railway Labor Act, requiring employers to bargain with unions.
E. Congress passes the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), banning child labor.
F. Congress passes the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
G. President Truman seizes the steel industry when steel companies reject recommendations made by the Wage Stabilization Board.
H. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) is signed to protect workers who are called to active military duty.
I. Congress passes the Employment Retirement Income Security Act regulating all private pension plans.
J. The North American Free Trade Agreement is passed.
K. Congress passes the Equal Pay Act prohibiting wage differentials based on gender for workers covered by the FLSA.
L. President Reagan signs a welfare reform bill requiring single parents with children over 3 years old to get regular jobs.
M. United States enters World War II.
N. Frances Perkins becomes secretary of labor and the first woman named to a presidential cabinet.