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

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Every time I look at wage theft stories and comments, I see people who don't understand their rights under current law. Y'all aren't helpless and getting robbed, you just don't know your rights.

Maybe a government funded ad blast would work better? Kinda like the "crying Indian" ad back in the day?

[–] Sop@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The rules are intentionally vague and information is intentionally not easily available. Additionally, many workers are not in a position to claim their rights because they are living paycheck to paycheck and legal processes are expensive and last very long.

[–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 0 points 9 months ago

Most people don't know that literally all you have to do is tell the government about the issue and they will spend the money to look into it themselves, as well as dealing with the court cases. It's why the department of labor exists