At issue in Lochner was New York’s Bakeshop Act of 1895 and its provision barring bakeries from keeping employees working obscene hours around hot stoves. How many hours a week were bakers allowed to keep their employees working under the act?
Hint: Lochner was fined $25 for holding an employee longer and $50 for a second offense before appealing his conviction.
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