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daedalus_was_right t1_iuj1joi wrote

Reply to comment by Linenoise77 in Lawsuit seeks $5M in wages for Great Adventure hourly workers: The class action lawsuit says workers should be paid for time spent walking across Great Adventure amusement park by rollotomasi07071

Why shouldn't a commute be compensated these days?

Especially now that WFH is an option, and most people are priced out of living in the communities they work in, commutes should be part of your compensation package. I commute almost 3 hours round trip for my job, and I'm a fucking high school teacher making peanuts.

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Linenoise77 t1_iujmzxq wrote

Well, it is, generally speaking, if you are negotiating for your pay. I've worked jobs with really shitty commutes where it was worth it, and i've worked shit jobs with awesome commutes where it wasn't.

In the case of six flags here, there are extraneities here that aren't present in other jobs. I'd wager this case falls right along labor laws (some with good intentions intended) and six flags will end up having to settle or split the difference and make some changes. Six flags could also argue though, "Hey we pay 15 year olds 18 bucks an hour to sell cotton candy, we are accounting for those hassles in our wages"

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