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For those unaware, dept of labor takes late paychecks seriously and will help you as a worker. Late paychecks and other forms of wage theft make up the single l

For those unaware, dept of labor takes late paychecks seriously and will help you as a worker. Late paychecks and other forms of wage theft make up the single largest category of theft. Too bad more people are riled up over small time crimes like shoplifting leaving many in the dark about what they can do about their employers stealing from them.

throwayyy479087 4y ago
Both categories of crime are serious. I don't know why that's not an option.
- HarryHirsch 4y ago
  Fun fact: the catholic church considers both murder and late wages "sins that cry to heaven". If someone can't make the rent because someone else messed up it can have enormous ripple effects.
  - Asparagirl 4y ago
    Yes, and emphasized in Jewish law, too. - Leviticus 19:13 - "You shall not leave [with you] the payment of a worker overnight until the morning..." - Deuteronomy 24:15 - "On his day you should give his wages, the sun should not set on it, because he is a poor man and his life depends on it...” And that's true whether you're a super-religious Chassid type or a super-socialist Workman's Circle Bundist type: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1218800/jewish/The-Obligation-to-Pay-Workers-on-Time.htm https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1218800/jewis... https://www.laborpress.org/workmen-s-circle-backs-fight-for-15/ https://www.laborpress.org/workmen-s-circle-backs-fight-for-...
cscurmudgeon 4y ago
Simple: other forms of theft lead to violence immediately
jkaplowitz 4y ago
Very true, but this seems like a surprise logistical payment obstacle for most employers and not anything deserving the label of theft. I suspect most departments of labor would see it that way as well, not penalizing employers who were otherwise able and willing to make payroll even if they might indeed help the affected workers.

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For those unaware, dept of labor takes late paychecks seriously and will help you as a worker. Late paychecks and other forms of wage theft make up the single l

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throwayyy479087 4y ago
Both categories of crime are serious. I don't know why that's not an option.
- HarryHirsch 4y ago
  Fun fact: the catholic church considers both murder and late wages "sins that cry to heaven". If someone can't make the rent because someone else messed up it can have enormous ripple effects.
  - Asparagirl 4y ago
    Yes, and emphasized in Jewish law, too. - Leviticus 19:13 - "You shall not leave [with you] the payment of a worker overnight until the morning..." - Deuteronomy 24:15 - "On his day you should give his wages, the sun should not set on it, because he is a poor man and his life depends on it...” And that's true whether you're a super-religious Chassid type or a super-socialist Workman's Circle Bundist type: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1218800/jewish/The-Obligation-to-Pay-Workers-on-Time.htm https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1218800/jewis... https://www.laborpress.org/workmen-s-circle-backs-fight-for-15/ https://www.laborpress.org/workmen-s-circle-backs-fight-for-...
cscurmudgeon 4y ago
Simple: other forms of theft lead to violence immediately
jkaplowitz 4y ago
Very true, but this seems like a surprise logistical payment obstacle for most employers and not anything deserving the label of theft. I suspect most departments of labor would see it that way as well, not penalizing employers who were otherwise able and willing to make payroll even if they might indeed help the affected workers.