Note:
Richard S. Fischer, Cooperative Federalism and Worker Protection: The Failure of the Regulatory Model, 60 TEXAS L. REV. 935 (1982).
 

Abstract:
In this Note, the author argues that a cooperative federalism approach is inappropriate for worker protection because “state agencies involved do not carry out their congressionally delegated duties, and because the cooperative federalism structure itself leaves both the federal government and the unprotected workers effectively unable to compel the states to undertake their enforcement responsibilities.” The Note traces the development of cooperative federalism and examines the motivations of state agencies and the effectiveness of mechanisms of federal coercion.