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theHRguy@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Wage theft now outnumbers all other types of theft in the U.S., reaching $482 million

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Wage theft now outnumbers all other types of theft in the U.S., reaching $482 million

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theHRguy@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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More than 100 times the amount stolen in robberies.
  • GloriousGouda@lemmy.myserv.one
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    They would be. Let’s keep educating on the deliberately abstract and obscure “laws”. It’s important to assist in correcting that ignorance.

    Here’s a good start: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa

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      Why did you choose to put “laws” in quotes?

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        Probably because while they might technically be laws they aren’t about right and wrong.

        Or don’t apply equally between say a person and a company (which is also considered a “person”)

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          But… That’s just what laws are inherently. Technically written down but not necessarily about right and wrong.

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