West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
social justice advocacy
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
affirmed lower court ruling
labor market reforms strengthened labor protections affirmed the right to a living wage inspired future legislation on wages recognized women's rights in the workplace |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
constitutional law
No. 1 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
5-4 ruling upheld state minimum wage law upheld the constitutionality of wage laws |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 29, 1937 |
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
increased state regulation of wages
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
1930s America
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| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
influenced_future_Supreme_Court_decisions
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
shift in judicial approach to economic regulation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
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| gptkbp:impact |
New_Deal_policies
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
New Deal legislation
labor unions Washington_State_minimum_wage_law |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:West_Coast_Hotel_Company
gptkb:Elsie_Parrish |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_James_Clark_McReynolds
gptkb:Justice_Pierce_Butler gptkb:Justice_George_Sutherland gptkb:Justice_Willis_Van_Devanter majority opinion favored workers |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Washington_State
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Great Depression minimum wage laws minimum wage legislation upheld state law shift in judicial philosophy state's right to regulate wages supported state intervention in labor markets |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
labor law evolution
300 U.S. 379 impact on future labor laws expanded government intervention in economy pivotal in labor law history |
| gptkbp:outcome |
upheld minimum wage law
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
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| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent labor rights cases
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
economic justice
economic rights Fair Labor Standards Act workers' rights economic regulation labor rights movement |
| gptkbp:significance |
landmark case in labor law
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