- minimum wage laws
- Statutes establishing a minimum for the amount of wages to be paid employees in certain industries and lines of work. 31 Am J Rev ed Lab §§ 813 et seq.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
minimum wage laws
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