The Adamson Act, which legislated working hours and pay in the railroad industry, was significant because

The Adamson Act established an eight-hour workday for railroad workers while maintaining their existing daily pay. Its significance went beyond railroads: it helped set a precedent for later laws regulating working hours in other industries. Choice A reverses the law’s effect, and the act did not set a minimum working age or limit workers’ right to strike.

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