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there was no department of labor at the time, so there wee no official federal standards for civil work. given the flood of imigranrtsd and sweatshops, there was asupply and demand for cheap labor and little govt. oversight. i do not believe the federal governemt got involved inthis angle until, fo obvous reasons the Depression ofthe thrities . at the time Commerce and labor wee under one head. the depression also spurred Chilkd-labor law reforms.-0again largely by the FDR administraiton.
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∙ 11y agoMinimum wage laws did not appear until the 1910's. There was no minimum wage in 1890.
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What was the minimum wage in 1913?
There was no established minimum wage in 1913. The federal minimum wage was established in 1938 under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
What was the minimum wage in the early 1940s?
A national minimum wage is a relatively new concept and is certainly not a universal one. No country had a minimum wage in 1940
What was the average hourly wage in the U.S. in 1975?
Minimum wage in 1975 was $2.10 hr
Which type of regulation increases costs for consumers but helps US businesses?
Laws that increase the minimum wage for workers
Minimum wage in 1940?
About 40 cents an hour
What is the minimum wage in Kansas?
The minimum wage is $7.25, the same as federal minimum wage.
Did they have a minimum wage in the 1800s?
there was no minimum wage then:)
What is the minimum wage in Italy?
italy does not have a minimum wage
Minimum wage in the 1920s?
what was the minimum wage in the 1920
What is the minimum wage in Delaware?
The minimum wage in the state of Delaware is $7.25 an hour.
What is the minimum wage in Idaho?
The minimum wage in the state of Idaho is $7.25 an hour, the same as the federal minimum wage. This minimum wage was enacted in 2007.
What was the minimum wage in th 1920s?
There was no minimum wage in that era
How do you say the minimum wage is more?
higher minimum wage
What is the minimum wage in Eurasia?
Eurasia, as a whole, does not have a minimum wage.
How much was minimum wage in 1910?
There was no minimum wage in 1910.
What is the minimum wage in US 2007?
minimum wage differs from states to states... there are even some that have NO minimum wage whatsoever.
What year did minimum wage start in the UK?
the year that minimum wage started was 1938
