Between 2017 and 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor recovered more than $3 billion in stolen wages from employers, highlighting the…
  • satanmat@lemmy.world
    37·
    1 month ago

    I get (I’m pissed off that) they do it. Business are shit; but we know that….

    What really pisses me off; in to a white hot RAGE?!!?

    1. Only 1 in 4 repeat wage theft offenders get fined, despite violating federal wage laws more than once.

    WT actual F

    Why are they not being fined 10x ???

    Gdism

    • mesamune@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 month ago

      Bitwise Industries stole our 401k money after they took it out of our paychecks. And two last paychecks. The CEOs are still not behind bars. And we never got our money back.The 401k money is gone but one of the CEOs got a new Tesla.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 month ago

        “They’re coming for your retirement funds. And they’ll get it. They won’t stop until they have it all.” ~ George Carlin. Philosopher mistaken as comedian.

    • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
      6·
      1 month ago

      Sure they’ll keep doing it. It saves more money than it cost in fines. They just use your stolen wages to pay the fines.

    • roofuskit@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 month ago

      Because enforcement is vastly understaffed compared to the legal teams at all these corporations.