What was the US Supreme Court case Adkins v Children's Hospital?

Answer 1

Adkins v. Children's Hospital, 261 US 525 (1923)

The Supreme Court held that minimum wage laws artificially restricted the bargaining rights of the corporation, and raised the possibility that Congress could pair minimum wage laws with maximum wage laws, thereby removing the right of employees and employers to freely negotiated work contracts, as established in Lochner v. New York, 198 US 45 (1905).

Adkins was overturned by the decision in West Coast Hotel v. Parrish, 300 US 379 (1937), when the Supreme Court decided the government had an interest in protecting the rights of vulnerable populations and their ability to support themselves.

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Answer 2

Adkins v. Children's Hospital was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 1923 that invalidated a minimum wage law for women in the District of Columbia. The Court held that the law violated the Due Process clause of the Fifth Amendment and interfered with the freedom to contract between employers and employees. This decision reflected a shift in the Court's interpretation of economic regulations and limited the ability of states to regulate wages.