The Minimum Wage

by Uma Kukathas (Editor)

Overview

This volume captures the passion and depth of debates over the minimum wage, and examines how the courts have helped to shape minimum wage through their rulings. It presents primary source materials like the text of court rulings and dissenting opinions, as well as analysis and opinion on the rulings. Readers will evaluate the declaration of minimum wage laws as a violation of liberty of contract, and whether minimum wage legislation is constitutional. They will learn the majority and dissenting opinions on the denial of fair labor standards and the upholding of states' rights. They will also evaluate the federalizing of the minimum wage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737744910
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	11/14/2009
Series:	Issues on Trial Series
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Review: The Minimum Wage "Students should find these sources useful if they are trying to narrow their research topic, gain a deeper understanding of an issue or learn the skills in effectively debating their point."—VOYA, October 2010

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