Comment on Epstein puts my morality into perspective
Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 5 days agoAlso, a lot of states are right to work states, which is exactly what it doesn’t sound like. What do you think happens when my employer finds out Im bringing a lawsuit against them?
Auth@lemmy.world 5 days ago
What the fuck is your point? “What happens if they find out im suing them” If your employer doesn’t pay you correctly and then fires you when you seek legal action they are fucked under the Fair Labor Standards Act. They’ve just increased their fine from up to 10k to add another 25k.
I actually perplexed why people are pushing back against my claim that people should seek to protect their federally protected work rights. The examples that have been brought up are open and shut cases that will be picked up by any law firm and they will sue for recomp + damages + lawyer fees. Yes its “harder” than doing nothing, but by doing nothing you do not fix the problem and continue to be exploited. There is no magic eye that can perfectly detect illegal activity its up to the victim to come forward and make their case thats how law works in our society.
Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Lol if it was that simple, wage theft wouldn’t exist. These corporations can afford to steal your money, have calculated the risk, and continue to steal money.
Auth@lemmy.world 5 days ago
No, lets be clear wage theft covers a lot of things. Here we are talking about a very specific situation where an employer is clearly violating the FLSA. You can even see it in this thread, so many people dont even believe that its illegal. So they dont even know they can sue for it.
“they’re going to find an arbitrary reason, or better yet write down “I didn’t like that person” because it’s a right to work state and even in non right to work states” nah that does not hold up in court. A judge isnt going to look at an employer getting sued for wage theft and then said oh i guess you just happened to fire this person. Nah thats never goign to hold up. Also yes US labor laws are fucking dogshit but they exist.
Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
They may succeed with the lawsuit, but that job is gone, and it’s gone the moment it’s filed.
The path of least resistance is unionization, and it would accomplish more faster.