It alleged that his stipend, compared with the hours he worked, fell short of minimum wage standards under the FLSA and New York state law.

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Finally, what of the argument that the new global economy makes it impossible for governments to mandate social protection, such as minimum-wage laws, rules on working hours, health-and-safety standards in the workplace, and so forth.

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