this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2024
234 points (99.2% liked)

unions

1648 readers
1 users here now

a community focused on union news, info, discussion, etc

Friends:

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
jackalope@lemmy.ml
234
Sportswear owner fired employees after they vote to join union, ordered to reinstate employees and pay back wages, instead shut down business and reopened same business under new name (wisconsinexaminer.com)
submitted 1 year ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you shut down your business, even if the courts decide "technically correct" on rehiring, your old business is still on the hook for back wages.

"shutting down" doesn't magically absolve you of financial obligations.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hate to break it to you, but it often does. Something might be able to be done in this case becsuse it was so blatant.

[–] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

For this guy using LLCs it definitely won't.

But if somebody like Walmart / J&J do it with a subsidiary they guaranteed get away with it.