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Employers Who Steal Wages Should Be Made Criminally Liable | Novara Media (novaramedia.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Armand1@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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If you can go to prison for up to 7 years shoplifting, why can't wage theft be criminally prosecuted too?

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

because laws are made to protect them and their money, not you or your money. they specifically paid for it to be like that.

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This goes both ways right?!

[–] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

What?

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

All one way streets for us rubes baby.