Legal Opinion
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 29, 1937No. 293PublishedCited by 928 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
This case presents the question of the constitutional validity of the minimum wage law of the State of Washington.
The Act, entitled “Minimum Wages for Women,” authorizes the fixing of minimum wages for women and minors. Laws of 1913 (Washington) chap. 174; Remington’s Rev. Stat. (1932), §§ 7623 et seq. It provides:
“Section 1. The welfare of the State of Washington demands that women and minors be protected from conditions of labor which have a pernicious effect on their health and morals. The State of Washington, therefore, exercising herein its police and sovereign power declares that…
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