Most likely contacting their state’s department of labor and filing a complaint. However, I don’t know what kind of timeline they run on or how likely they are to actually sort the issue state-by-state.
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Maroon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
On a serious note, what recourse does the employee have of they received such a mail?
Zorcron@piefed.zip 4 months ago
bstix@feddit.dk 4 months ago
Depends on where in the world.
In my case, if it should happen to me, I would call the union and stop working immediately. The union would then contact the company to inform them of their obligation to pay me and of the fee which doubles every day until they pay. If they fail to pay me and the fees within the set deadline, which is usually 5 days, the working court would quickly send a declaration of bankruptcy. The company don’t get a say in that court. Only the unions of employees and the unions of employers have access. A simple matter like this is resolved quickly because unfortunately there are plenty of precedent cases.
At that point I wouldn’t really give a shit if the company pays or goes bankrupt, because my salary would be paid to me either way. If the company can’t pay, we have a fund to cover salaries to employees of bankrupted companies.
It’s somewhat more complicated for people outside of unions. They have to pay a lawyer to battle it through civil court. They’ll usually win but it can take months and cost a lot.
mech@feddit.org 4 months ago
To any Americans reading this:
This isn’t Socialism or Communism, by the way.
It’s Free Market Economy the way it was meant to be implemented in a Democracy originally, before corruption gradually killed it in the US.