TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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1. Foreword 1
2. Plan of Study 3
3. The Worker 6
Age 6
Nationality 8
Family and Home 10
4. Hours 12
Weekly Hours of Labor 12
The Day of a Restaurant Worker 15
Night Work and One Day’s Rest in Seven 17
The Long-day Workers 19
5. Wages 20
Weekly Wages 20
The Tipping System 23
Irregularity of Employment 25
Lack of Opportunity in Restaurant Work 26
6. Summary of Study 27
7. Recommendations for Legislative Amendment 29
8. Appendix I.—A Statement from the Labor Department of the State of New York Advocating the Limitation of Hours of Work for Restaurant Employees 31
9. Appendix II.—Extracts from a Tentative Report on the Physical Condition of Women Employees in Restaurants, Based on a Study Conducted by the Occupational Clinic of the Health Department of the City of New York 33
10. Appendix III.—Restaurant Work from a Worker’s Point of View 35
11. Appendix IV.—Schedule Used 37
12. Appendix V.—Tables 39
13. Appendix VI.—State Laws Regulating Work of Women Employed in Restaurants 47

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