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No‑one has been prosecuted for wage theft since it became a crime. 2 inquiries want answers
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I feel like the penalty for wage theft should be extra severe to make up for how rarely it's reported. Like, complete forfeit of the business to the workers, leadership banned from holding a similar position for life. Then if you only nail one, the others might learn a lesson.
The entire c suite and board has to show up when the verdict is read. If it's guilty they're immediately shot. Any who flee and don't show up, once they're picked up, get dropped off the coast of that island where the natives kill outsiders. All wealth distributed amongst workers and contractors.
Oof, that island sucks to be on
Not for the people who live there