[slotrans]

> The federal government can absolutely regulate both employment and contract law

Where in Article I Section 8 does the Constitution grant that power?

[dctoedt]

> Where in Article I Section 8 does the Constitution grant that power?

The Commerce Clause, when interpreted expansively — as federal courts have largely done. (We'll see what happens with the 6-3 conservative majority of this SCOTUS incarnation.)

[chrisco255]

They've actually gone through different eras of interpreting expansively or restrictively.

[bombcar]

The snarky answer would be the 13th amendment.