[dmichulke]

> Labor Freedom" is perhaps the most galling

"Labor freedom" is the freedom to contractually define what the employee does in exchange for money from the employer.

If you have laws that define "8 hours max" (or "10$ per hour" minimum), then poor (or uneducated people, respectively) might struggle to make ends meet (or find a job, respectively).

Another example is "6 months minimum contract" which results in "never employ people if you just have work for 3 months" to employers.

Do you see the common pattern?

Freedom in general is defined (at least at this site) as contractual freedom, i.e., the absence of state-defined contract clauses set via law. Your definition of freedom is "employee rights" (which can be considered a kind of freedom, but to the detriment of employer freedom).

If you maximize employee freedom, you automatically minimize employer freedom and that will take a heavy toll on employment in general.