Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-06 | Page 11 | Chez Will Defend $16 Minimum Wage

1 WILL DEFEND 16 MINIMUM WAGE COURT TO TEST STATE BOARDS BOARD'S REI RETAIL AIL SCALE Attorney Generals General's Staff Prepares for Battle Attorney General Joseph Chez said aid Thursday he and his entire staff aff would represent the Industrial commission in n opposing an attempt by y retailers to prevent enforcement nt of a 16 a week minimum wage for women omen and minors Usually one of the deputies is assigned to represent a state department department de- de named defendant in a acourt acourt court ourt case We will wil fight this case case to thelast the last st ditch Mr Ciez said Similar laws ws have been upheld in other states ates Scores of retailers banded and obtained an alternative writ of prohibition prohibition pro- pro restraining the commission from rom enforcing the order which it propounded after a public hearing Legislature Sustained The petition for permanent writ attacks constitutionality of the women's women's wo mens men's and minors' minors minimum wage law Jaw aw The alternative writ Is returnable returnable return- return J able ble in the state supreme court Jan Jan- Janary uary ary 26 Meanwhile Meanwhile- the dispute over minimum min min- mum wages marked time A wage board for the restaurant and cafe business is to make recommendations recommendations recommendations Friday for a minimum wage for women and minors employed em em- in eating establishments Committee May Meet C. C Bicknell Robbins chairman of ofa a special committee of restaurant owners appointed at a general meeting here earlier in the week said aid another session of the committee committee committee com com- would be held immediately if f the restaurant wage board fixed 16 16 as a weekly minimum pay for women and children engaged in inthe inthe the he public preparation and serving of f food However he qualified we have no reason to believe for certain that hat the wage board will set such sucha a minimum which would create business hardship and result in a decrease in employment Ready for Contest We Ve are merely prepared to contest contest con- con test est too high a minimum wage scale following the lead of the retailers retailers re- re ailers in taking the matter to court should it become necessary The restaurant wage board consists consists consists con con- of C. C W. W West H. H Tracy Fo Fower Fowler Fow- Fow ler er and Frederick Warner representing representing representing the employers and Thomas R. R B. B Peck and R. R Ro H H. Ful- Ful ler er representing the Appointed by the state industrial commission the board meets under the chairmanship of William M. M Knerr nerr chairman of the commis commis- sion