Abstract The transition of the legal system for labor relationship in China can be grouped under two categories: preventive regulations and remedial measures. The former includes implementation of labor standards, enforcement of collective labor contracts, and administration of labor contract system. The latter covers on labor supervision and labor disputes resolution regulations. During the establishment of China’s labor laws, the labor disputes resolutions regulations tend to correspond with labor condition rules. The institution of labor contract law and the law of labor disputes mediation and arbitration in 2007 is a typical case. Besides, among the cases of labor disputes resolution procedure, the most common type of labor disputes has shifted from the protection of labor’s status to the implementation of labor contracts. The law of labor disputes mediation and arbitration has been effective since 2008. To find out its impacts on labor protection, it is necessary to refer to the related regulations in labor contract law when studying the factors and the procedures of cases accepted in the labor disputes mediation and arbitration law.