The federal minimum wage law requires that most workers be paid at least $5.15 per hour.A governor of a small industrial state, in which the standard of living is considerably below national levels, perceives that some employers might be willing to hire more workers if the amount were lowered.In order to increase the general welfare of the citizens of this state, he proposes to the legislature a bill lowering the minimum wage in certain industries and especially for certain age groups.Such a state Act would probably be declared unconstitutional because of

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The federal minimum wage law is established under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which falls under the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution. The supremacy clause states that federal law supersedes state law, meaning that states cannot pass laws that contradict federal law. Therefore, a state Act proposing to lower the minimum wage would be in violation of the supremacy clause and thus unconstitutional.

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