evidence: Numerous studies – both public and private – called attention to the plight of the average family. [...] During the depression years, more and more persons and groups in the United States became conscious of the need of some wage regulation. As more states enacted laws, litigation and the number of test cases increased. Decisive action in 1937 by the U.S. Supreme Court enabled the Wisconsin Legislature to reconsider the state's wage laws. [...] Note: The new Orders eliminated wage differentials based on age and experience of women and minors. They did not cover adult men.