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user-inactivated  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Wage Theft Epidemic

The deeper problem is this:

    They referred him to a private lawyer, but the attorney’s fees alone would have amounted to more than the sum he sought.

If it's too expensive to bring a civil suit, and the government doesn't have the oversight to help -- you're stuck. And that applies to a lot of things.





thundara  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Small claims court?

user-inactivated  ·  4340 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was thinking about that. I don't know. Is it too big of an issue for small claims court? What if they cross state borders?

thundara  ·  4340 days ago  ·  link  ·  

IANAL :(

user-inactivated  ·  4340 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah and too often it seems like I can't talk intelligently about anything because of that.