Our new series, Employment Law Legends, examines pivotal employment law cases—from the history behind them to their lasting impact. In the first episode of the series, Paul Rinnan discusses West Coast Hotel v. Parrish, a case that made it possible for the legislature and the courts to regulate the employer-employee relationship in ways never thought possible before.

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