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In Minnesota wage theft is a felony, and the state just got it's first conviction. (www.mprnews.org)
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Six years after a new law made wage theft a felony in Minnesota, our state has its first wage theft conviction.

Frederick Leon Newell will be sentenced in June for stealing $35,000 dollars from five workers he employed as a painting contractor for a Minneapolis affordable housing development.

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[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Go after the tip industry. Most places don't even give the tips to the employees right away.