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Accordingly, we have adopted an eight-hour law for the State employees and for all contractors who do State work, and we have also adopted a law requiring that the fair market rate of wages shall be given.
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Roosevelt discusses the implementation of labor laws aimed at improving conditions for state employees and contractors.
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