Editing Archibald Cox (section)

====Solicitor in the Labor Department====
As associate solicitor, Cox' job in the Labor Department was to supervise enforcement at the District Court level of federal labor statutes. Cox had a staff of eight lawyers in Washington and supervised the department's regional offices, including deciding when a regional attorney could bring suit. Most of the litigation involved wage and hours issues under the [[Fair Labor Standards Act]]. His background in the solicitor general's office also allowed him to handle much of the appellate work.{{sfn|Hilbink|2000|p=49}} By virtue of his position, Cox also occasionally sat as an alternative public member of the Wage Adjustment Board, which dealt with the construction industry and attempted to maintain labor peace by mediating non-wage disputes and setting prevailing wage rates and increases under the [[Davis–Bacon Act]].<ref>{{cite book|
last1=Dunlop|first1=John T|last2=Hill|first2=Arthur D.|title=The Wage Adjustment Board: Wartime Stabilization in the Building and Construction Industry|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=1950|lccn=50010218|page=40 & passim}}</ref>