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I'm not like a super political person, and from my understanding its the idea that if I make a $10 thing for the bossman, but only get $1 that is wage theft?

But like, when I took the job I knew how much I was going to make?

Or is it like, people are literally not getting their paychecks?

I'm slightly inebreated, lazy, and don't want my algorithms to start becoming politically charged from googling and youtubing this. I'm already collapse aware and my mental health is ultra fragile.

Help me Lemmy wan kenobi, you're my only hope.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 51 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

It's not really a political thing. It's just the name of a specific type of crime.

From the employer: They aren't paying you for the wages agreed on when you were hired for the hours you have worked. Usually in the form of just not calculating your hours correctly (IE you worked 40 hours, they only pay you for 30).

From the employee: Lying about the hours worked to get paid more than you should. (IE you worked 30 but claim to and get paid for 40).

The former happens a lot more than the latter. In fact, it's America's #1 crime.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Interesting, interesting, I appreciate the perspective that wage theft can be committed by employees, although I'd be comfortable committing wage theft against my company, if I was paid hourly, they fucking suck.

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