The Wage legislation opinion files are comprised of questionnaires and correspondence advising the Factory Investigating Commission on minimum wage legislation. These records document the Commission's solicitation of views of business, labor, academic professionals, economists, lawyers, and others to gather a broad range of expert opinion on solutions to the problem of low wages, including possible legislation.
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New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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This series contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes of staff meetings, staff reports, questionnaires and responses, research notes and rough statistical tables, and draft copies of forms relating to the Wage Investigation. Many of the files document wages and working conditions in the different industries under investigation.
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New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.