shalafi , 12 days ago

Employers care because they know there are consequences. Employees don’t know they have rights.

We had a slew of low-paying clients, often weaselly outfits like churches and restaurants. They still knew better than to play around.

But again, they’re only paying what the employee signed off on.

that’s exploitation

Well, yeah? My point is, people, especially young people, don’t have the life knowledge to fight this shit. Hell, I was 47 when I learned all this. As bad as employee rights are in America, we’re not as powerless as we think.

One example from Florida:

You call the labor board and complain that you’re working 50-hours a week and only getting paid for 40. The board will ask your employer to show the signed time sheets. No sheets? 10-4. Employee gets everything they claimed. And the employer gets fined on top of that.

Another:

I got fucked around on overtime. Long story I won’t relate, but I had no idea I had government recourse. My god. A call to the state would have netted me thousands in back pay.