It is declared to be the policy of this state (1) to establish a minimum wage for all workers at levels consistent with their health, efficiency and general well-being, and (2) to safeguard existing minimum wage compensation standards which are adequate to maintain the health, efficiency and general well-being of workers against the unfair competition of wage and hours standards which do not provide adequate standards of living.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1201
Policy
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Mays v. Midnite Dreams (2018)
Most recently applied in Mays v. Midnite Dreams (July 2018)
Laws 1967, c. 285, § 1, p. 773.
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