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|procedural_history=Lochner (D) was convicted of permitting an employee to work for him more than the statutory max. of 60 hrs/wk. Lochner appeals claiming the law violated his freedom to contract under the [[14th Amendment]] [https://www.quimbee.com/keyterms/fourteenth-amendment-due-process-clause Due Process Clause]. | |procedural_history=Lochner (D) was convicted of permitting an employee to work for him more than the statutory max. of 60 hrs/wk. Lochner appeals claiming the law violated his freedom to contract under the [[14th Amendment]] [https://www.quimbee.com/keyterms/fourteenth-amendment-due-process-clause Due Process Clause]. | ||
|issues=May a state generally prohibit private agreements to work more than a specified number of hours? | |issues=May a state generally prohibit private agreements to work more than a specified number of hours? | ||
|holding=No. | |holding=No. | ||