We could probably make a lot of progress by educating people concerning their rights. Every instance of wage theft I read about is people being ignorant. Learned a lot working for a payroll company, think most would be surprised how the law actually works.
Wage theft now outnumbers all other types of theft in the U.S., reaching $482 million
Submitted 11 months ago by theHRguy@lemmy.world to workreform@lemmy.world
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shalafi@lemmy.world 11 months ago
TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The biggest problem is that it’s classed as a civil issue, not a crime.
I steal from my employer: they call cops, I go to jail. Very simple.
My employer steals from my paycheck: I have to call a lawyer, they have to agree to take my case, we have to sue, employer produces fake payroll documents, I better have proof of what my real pay should have been, we have to go to mediation, figures are exchanged, employer claims they can’t pay the full amount without going bankrupt, have to take a settlement, lawyer takes at least a third of that. Big pain in the ass, no guarantee you’ll see a dime. Even if employer pays you back, they can go right back to screwing the rest of their employees over.
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 11 months ago
My lawyer friend tried to explain it to me before, but I still kind of don’t get why civil and criminal law is split. That seems unnecessarily complicated.
Anyway, the answer is probably unions, where the unions make it clear they know where management sleeps at night.
Mirshe@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Or, the company keeps withholding documentation until your own money runs out. They know how it’s played, and unless you get your local Department of Labor involved (if indeed you even have a DoL that’s not just countywide or whatever), they know that they can just run the clock out by withholding documents, delaying court dates, etc while remaining well within the “oh we just plain forgot your honor” line.
glouriousgouda@lemmy.myserv.one 11 months ago
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: www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa
fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Why did you choose to put “laws” in quotes?
MNByChoice@midwest.social 11 months ago
Probably should fight this crime. Seems pretty rampant. Been hearing for years it is huge.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
i think it would be funny if we starting doing labor theft.
For every hour of unpaid labor, do one less hour of labor.
markstos@lemmy.world 11 months ago
“HR News” is the Homeless Romantic podcast.
Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 11 months ago
Paywalled medium article? I’ll pass.
Fuck employers that steal from their employees paychecks though.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 11 months ago
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DevCat@lemmy.world 11 months ago
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Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 11 months ago
The page just deletes itself for me when using that. It loads and .5 second later it just goes blank. They really don’t want people to bypass it.