While your advice may be good at an individual level (though even there, money for a new car is not something most people would scoff at), it is horrible from a

While your advice may be good at an individual level (though even there, money for a new car is not something most people would scoff at), it is horrible from a collective perspective. Allowing bad faith actors to get away with their transgressions of the law sets a precedent. People sometimes speak of future prospective employers potentially passing on you because they see you had been involved in litigation with a former employer. But the reverse could very well also happen: future employers could decide there is little risk in ignoring their part of contracts with you because you avoid legal solutions to being short changed.