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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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[–] Sop@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 2 years ago (7 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 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Unless your local government is the one commiting wage theft.

[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

God bless America...

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