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What was the status of US workplace safety laws in 1900?

A few states had tried to pass safety laws, but they had no public support.
Most states had passed some safety laws, but enforcement varied.
Most states opposed safety laws, but workers began to demand them.
All states had safety laws, but no one bothered to enforce them.

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Most states had passed some safety laws, but enforcement varied.

By 1900 many states had enacted limited factory and labor regulations (child‑labor and women’s protections, sanitation, some inspection laws), but coverage was uneven, courts often struck down expansions, and actual enforcement was inconsistent until Progressive‑era reforms and later federal laws.