A massive power imbalance to be sure. I have a right to my time, and an employer located in a place with zero affordable housing closer than an hour or two away

A massive power imbalance to be sure. I have a right to my time, and an employer located in a place with zero affordable housing closer than an hour or two away should definitely be responsible for providing restitution for that time. An employer doesn't have the right to my time, but they currently have the power to force me to accept terms via the "wouldn't it suck if you and your family lived on the street" tactics.