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Quotation from West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish by Supreme Court of the United States
“The community is not bound to provide what is in effect a subsidy for unconscionable employers.”
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chief Justice Hughes argues that underpaid workers become a charge on public relief, giving the state an interest in a minimum wage.
Citation: "The community is not bound to provide what is in effect a subsidy for unconscionable employers." — Supreme Court of the United States, West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id west-coast-hotel-v-parrish-q3)
Portrait: Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401 (3x4a), Underwood & Underwood, Public domain.
