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That's still better than what Airbnb host pay their cleaners, all of whom are independent contractors and not protected by labor laws like you were.
by gamblor956 7y ago
That's still better than what Airbnb host pay their cleaners, all of whom are independent contractors and not protected by labor laws like you were.
- save_ferris 7y agoMy employer was constantly violating labor laws while I worked there. Protection in my case meant an opportunity to spend months, or even a year, taking a case to my state’s Division of Labor over a few hundred dollars. Fortunately for me, my family had money so I didn’t have to worry about it. Had I not come from means, reporting a pay dispute like that might’ve cost me my job and possibly my reputation. Labor laws, although well intended, do not do enough to deter businesses from stealing from the poor.
- gamblor956 7y agoIf the dispute had resulted in damage to your reputation the resulting legal settlement would have guaranteed you would never need to work again. (Regular damages plus punitive damages, usually treble i.e. 3x). The reason labor laws don't work well is because so few people are willing to actually to use them.