Wage Theft vs. Other Forms of Theft in the U.S. | Tompkins County Workers' Center
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We have way too many people who come to us @ the Tompkins County Workers’ Center have been the victim of Wage Theft. This image graphically lays out the monetary costs, on a national level, of Wage Theft as compared to the combination of ALL: 1) burglaries; 2) robberies; 3) larcenies; and 4) auto theft. […]
  • MiddleWeigh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    My s.o. old employer tried to pull some shady shit with the employees during covid and the PUA benefits.

    He took them off the clock, starting paying in cash, and said “well i know your getting PUA, so I’m giving you 3$ an hour”.

    Then he even tried to convince them that they’d actually OWE him money when all said and done LOL

    • D2LOPEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Oh wow! That is crazy shady!

  • SgtThunderC_nt@lemmy.zipEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    The upper class pays for lawyers and lobbyists and special interest groups to advocate on their behalf. The middle and lower classes do not have this benefit, that’s why we must band together to fight for each other.