argument did not work in this case because the states were not the only ones affected by this act. The Court declared that this case did not warrant an eleventh amendment argument. The Court ruled to uphold the act because they did not believe that the eleventh amendment argument was valid due to the fact that this fell within the realm of the Commerce Clause. had found “Congress that substandard wages and excessive hours, when imposed on employees of a company shipping goods into other States, gave the exporting company an advantage over companies in the importing States. Having so found, Congress decided as a matter of policy that such an advantage in interstate competition was an Justice Harlan said in response to "unfair" one,” whether or not the act had a substantial effect on interstate commerce (Maryland Now v. Wirtz). the door has been opened to anything that can be seen to give one company an advantage over another in their industry. It also has a large impact on federalism, because the federal government is now directly controlling the actions of state governments and their entities. brought into question the Fair Labor Standards Act. National League of Cities v. Usery This was a case of the New Deal area that took place in the final years of the depression. During this time the issues of the workplace and wages were of great importance to all Americans. Roosevelt was trying to step in by implementing numerous acts that would place the federal regulations. The Fair Labor Standards Act was upheld in this case, but the Court did rule that the act did not have the authority to span to state governments. In 1984 was brought in front of the Supreme Garcia v. San Antonio Transit Authority Court. The issue at hand was the wages of the bus operators. Again we have a case similar to the Heart of Atlanta Motel, where the business in question is only operating within the boundaries of singular state. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) required a minimum wage as well as overtime requirements for workers, the Wage and Hour Administration within the Department of
argument did not work in this case because the states were not the only ones affected by this act. The Court declared that this case did not warrant an eleventh amendment argument. The Court ruled to uphold the act because they did not believe that the eleventh amendment argument was valid due to the fact that this fell within the realm of the Commerce Clause. “Congress had found that substandard wages and excessive hours, when imposed on employees of a company shipping goods into other States, gave the exporting company an advantage over companies in the importing States. Having so found, Congress decided as a matter of policy that such an advantage in interstate competition was an "unfair" one,” Justice Harlan said in response to whether or not the act had a substantial effect on interstate commerce (Maryland v. Wirtz). Now the door has been opened to anything that can be seen to give one company an advantage over another in their industry. It also has a large impact on federalism, because the federal government is now directly controlling the actions of state governments and their entities. National League of Cities v. Usery brought into question the Fair Labor Standards Act. This was a case of the New Deal area that took place in the final years of the depression. During this time the issues of the workplace and wages were of great importance to all Americans. Roosevelt was trying to step in by implementing numerous acts that would place the federal regulations. The Fair Labor Standards Act was upheld in this case, but the Court did rule that the act did not have the authority to span to state governments. In 1984 Garcia v. San Antonio Transit Authority was brought in front of the Supreme Court. The issue at hand was the wages of the bus operators. Again we have a case similar to the Heart of Atlanta Motel, where the business in question is only operating within the boundaries of singular state. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) required a minimum wage as well as overtime requirements for workers, the Wage and Hour Administration within the Department of
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