The Switch in Time That Saved Nine | West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish

In episode 78 of Supreme Court Briefs, a housekeeper sues the hotel she works at after it doesn't pay her a minimum wage.

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https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/300/379/
https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/west-coast-hotel-co-v-parrish
https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/supremecourt/capitalism/landmark_westcoast.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_switch_in_time_that_saved_nine
https://www2.sos.wa.gov/_assets/legacy/aotc/elsie-parrish.pdf

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West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish was a big freaking deal because it effectively ended the Lochner Era, a period in which the Court, more often than not, struck down economic regulations and restrictions on businesses in the name of protecting contracts. President Roosevelt was certainly happy about the decision. In fact, 15 months later he’d sign the Fair Labor Standards Act.