Elsie Parrish
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Elsie Parrish was the hotel chambermaid whose lawsuit led to the landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, which upheld minimum wage laws and marked the end of the Lochner era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elsie Parrish canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
litigant
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person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
end of the Lochner era
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minimum wage law in Washington State ⓘ |
| claimed | violation of Washington state minimum wage law ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employer | West Coast Hotel Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision on minimum wage ⓘ |
| historicalContext | New Deal era labor regulation ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to shift in Supreme Court jurisprudence on economic regulation
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strengthened government power to regulate labor conditions ⓘ |
| influenced | upholding of minimum wage legislation in the United States ⓘ |
| legalAction | sued West Coast Hotel Company for unpaid wages ⓘ |
| legalCaseOutcome | prevailed in the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | her case upheld the constitutionality of minimum wage laws ⓘ |
| name | Elsie Parrish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | plaintiff in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish ⓘ |
| occupation | chambermaid ⓘ |
| opposedBy | West Coast Hotel Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyTo | West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Wenatchee, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Lochner v. New York (as contrasting precedent) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedBy | attorneys for the State of Washington ⓘ |
| residence | Washington State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| workedAt | Cascadian Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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