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Violation of contract terms on the employer's side is one way. Breach of contract is unlawful, but not criminal (mostly, so far as I know). Or, of course, they
by sli 4y ago
Violation of contract terms on the employer's side is one way. Breach of contract is unlawful, but not criminal (mostly, so far as I know). Or, of course, they simply might not be in the US and live in a country that has strong labor laws with real teeth. We mostly just wrist-slap in the US.
- tptacek 4y agoLike the GP, I'm using the word "unlawful" to mean roughly "you'd lose a lawsuit over it", vs. "illegal", which implies "criminal".
- sli 4y agoSure, but people reading these comments can't see inside your head, so being specific is worth the extra small effort, in my opinion. The primary content of my reply was the part about employment contracts.