CoolerOpposide [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-21 year agoThe absolute state of workers’ rights in Americahexbear.netimagemessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up14file-text
arrow-up14imageThe absolute state of workers’ rights in Americahexbear.netCoolerOpposide [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square96fedilinkfile-text
The owner of the meat processing plant was ordered to pay a whopping $1143 to a teen who lost his hand in a meat grinder Link to the article
minus-squaretemptest [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDoes that even cover a hospital bill in the US?
minus-squarefidodo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMy interpretation was that this is just a fine as a deterrence and the kid will have to sue them to get actual compensation. Of course the fine is so ridiculously low it wouldn’t deter jack shit.
minus-squareFlinch [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoLmao nowhere even close, just walking into an ER usually costs at least $3k if you’re uninsured
minus-squareCoolerOpposide [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMost ambulance rides in the US are around that cost alone
Does that even cover a hospital bill in the US?
My interpretation was that this is just a fine as a deterrence and the kid will have to sue them to get actual compensation. Of course the fine is so ridiculously low it wouldn’t deter jack shit.
Lmao nowhere even close, just walking into an ER usually costs at least $3k if you’re uninsured
Most ambulance rides in the US are around that cost alone