Minimum-Wage Legislation in the United States and Foreign Countries

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...female person above the age of 18 years at less than the minimum wage fixed for such persons by this board, and any person, partnership or corporation employing any person of either sex under the age of 18 years at less than the minimum wage fixed for such persons by this board, or violating any other provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $100 for each offense, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three months or by both fine and imprisonment. Discrimination Sec. 8. Any employer who discharges or in any other manner disagainst employ-criminates against any employee because such employee has testified, or is about to testify, or because such employer believes that said employee may testify, in any investigation or proceeding relative to the enforcement of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of $25 for each such misdemeanor. Sec. 9. Justices of the peace shall have, according to law, jurisdiction within their respective counties of all offenses arising under the provisions of this act. Eight to re-Sec. 10. If any employee shall receive less than the minimum wage cover-fixed by this board for employees in the occupation in which said per son is employed, he or she shall be entitled to recover in a civil action, the full amount which would have been due said employee if the minimum wage fixed by the board had been paid, together with costs and attorney fees to be fixed by the court, notwithstanding any agreement to work for such lower wage. In such action, however, the employer shall be credited with any wages which have been paid said employee. Speciallicenses. Sec. 11. For...