Legal Opinion
Strain v. Southerton
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided June 18, 1947No. 30362 and 30363PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtZimmerman, J.
These appeals challenge the constitutionality of the Ohio Minimum Wage Act (Sections 154-45J to 154-45i, General Code) fixing minimum fair wage standards for women and minors.
The contentions of the defendants, appellants herein, are stated in their brief as follows:
“1. The General Assembly of the state of Ohio has not the power or authority under the Constitution to enact minimum wage legislation in the form it has attempted in the act under question.
“2. The Minimum Wage Law provides for an unauthorized delegation of legislative power.”
Authority for the enactment of legislation on the…
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