Easy question! In October 1942, FDR signed the Stabilization Act of 1942, which made it illegal for anyone to raise wages. Employers, who were now struggling

Easy question! In October 1942, FDR signed the Stabilization Act of 1942, which made it illegal for anyone to raise wages. Employers, who were now struggling to attract workers in a time of inflation, started looking for other ways to attract them, and many decided to start offering health insurance as a benefit. This eventually became the new norm.