To combat pervasive wage theft in New York, three new bills were introduced in the legislature that would punish violators.

  • shalafi@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    The employee does not pay a dime to fight labor issues. State have their own Department of Labor for that.

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      9 months ago

      I hope you never have to experience how hard it can be to actually get your money. And as I said, even if there is a case it can take a very long time before you see any money. For someone living paycheck to paycheck this can mean losing their house. Put the risk of losing your job for making a case on top of that (employment at will). I understand completely why many workers don’t do it. The system is made to work against them.

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      9 months ago

      So what you just told me is that in 25 states businesses can do whatever they want to their workers. This needs to be national, like the NLRB, and it needs teeth.