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psilocin72 t1_j4bo4gz wrote

Wage theft by employers is the biggest money crime in the US. We will see stories like this, but nothing about the much larger crime of rich people stealing from workers. Par for the course in America

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SirLolselot t1_j4cj09o wrote

I got a check in the mail from a class action against a former employer for just that stealing break pay I think it was. It was a huge company. I never heard about it in the news anywhere. Just a check showed up in the mail one day didn’t even know it was coming.

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psilocin72 t1_j4cn37y wrote

They were probably getting sued and wanted to look good before trial came.

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haahaahaa t1_j4ehewt wrote

This was in Canada, it's the second word in the article.

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subzero112001 t1_j4fq0ls wrote

“Wage theft by employers”

What are you talking about?

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psilocin72 t1_j4fztra wrote

Employers paying less than they are supposed to or agreed to. Most common are things like not paying increased rate for overtime or making people work through breaks and work off the clock before or after their shift.

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subzero112001 t1_j4jhpjz wrote

“Employers paying less than they are supposed to”

If your employer doesn’t pay you the proper amount, you can easily just report them and the government will force them to pay you along with possible fines. So they’d get screwed over real quick for almost no effort on the workers part.

“Work off the clock”

I don’t understand. Do they hold a gun to the head of the employee or something? How are they FORCING someone to work off the clock?

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psilocin72 t1_j4jispu wrote

I’ll not try to convince you. The info is from the US Dept of Labor. I have been pressured to come in early and work off the clock when the director of my department wanted to move the start times from 5:00am to 5:30am to avoid paying shift bonus. Most people don’t want an adversarial relationship with their employer so they go along with what the boss wants.

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subzero112001 t1_j4k34ax wrote

“I have no proof and it’s easier to just continue to blindly assert my claim”

FTFY

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psilocin72 t1_j4kwz2y wrote

Whatever you say Jack. For some strange reason common people get weirdly offended when they hear that big corporations are taking advantage of workers. It’s really mysterious to me.

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subzero112001 t1_j4mvd61 wrote

>people get weirdly offended when they hear that big corporations are taking advantage of workers.

Why would anyone get offended? That's basically what working for someone else always is?

Nevertheless, your statement doesn't refute or explain how a company FORCES you to work off the clock. But I understand that you can't actually come up with any kind of valid logic. So don't worry, I get that you're limited in your possible responses.

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psilocin72 t1_j4nhrn9 wrote

Type ‘wage theft’ into your browser and learn all about it. Or don’t if you don’t want to- I don’t t really care. This isn’t something I’m making up, it’s a finding of the federal government. If you’re siding with huge corporations rather than your friends, family and yourself, that’s up to you.

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subzero112001 t1_j4opesu wrote

>wage theft

Type in "how to address wage theft" into your browser. You'll learn that its very straightforward to fix. But if you want to play such an ignorant act, go ahead. I really don't care.

>If you’re siding with huge corporations rather than your friends

Are you being intentionally daft? I literally said "Report the business". Can you not read very well? I would suggest going back and actually reading what is being written. Then triple check it before you start typing nonsense.

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psilocin72 t1_j4p0i7i wrote

F U troll.

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subzero112001 t1_j4tipxk wrote

I said I don't care if you want to play such an ignorant act, it doesn't mean that i'll actively support your intentional ignorance.

Seriously, grow up.

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psilocin72 t1_j4uyuwj wrote

Your the one playing the act of the awkward kid who gets picked on in school so he goes on line and talks shit to grownups. I’ll try again: F U, you stupid troll.

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subzero112001 t1_j53zv9n wrote

Absolutely no part of your response has been valid. It's mostly just been you covering your ears with your hands while you yell. Good luck with that disability. I'm sure life is tough for you.

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psilocin72 t1_j54ax1e wrote

You are a stupid ignorant troll 🧌

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subzero112001 t1_j58bqi3 wrote

That’s rich coming from the person who can’t read yet constantly froths at the mouth. I’m still waiting on an actual retort.

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psilocin72 t1_j58c0be wrote

I don’t retort trolls or defend facts.

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subzero112001 t1_j58ctv8 wrote

If I’m a troll, why are you still responding then? What a scrub….

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psilocin72 t1_j58fqpu wrote

Because I’m amused by your impotence. Something about wage theft being a major crime in America struck a nerve.

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subzero112001 t1_j58qi1m wrote

A lot of ad hominem and zero rational retorts. You don’t even have a clue on how to converse huh? Life really must be rough on you…..

I’m still waiting for an actual response.

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psilocin72 t1_j59ulsc wrote

You’ll wait for a very long time. You can’t accept a true statement. I can’t help you with that.

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subzero112001 t1_j5egdzd wrote

“You’ll wait for a very long time”

Yeah, I gotta wait for you to grow up. That definitely will take a while.

So I’ll speak to you again if that ever happens. Until then, good luck!

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