• themeatbridge
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    DWD determined that the 11 were owed $8,230 altogether. The lawsuit states Kruk’s failure to pay the back wages was “willful” and qualifies for a penalty of an additional 100% of the unpaid wages.

    Bro could have made this go away for $17,000 but instead chose to commit blatant fraud. He really ought to lose everything.

    • @assassinatedbyCIA
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      917 months ago

      If there is justice in the world the system would now just seize the new business and hand all its assets to the employees to start a workers coop.

      • @Maggoty
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        If there was justice the owner would be getting arrested for theft.

        Edit- for clarity

    • @RedditWanderer
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      7 months ago

      The rich will gladly spent 1000$ on a lawyer to keep people from getting a “free” 100$.

    • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]
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      237 months ago

      But they also got rid of the union in this process as well, presumably, which would cost them money by reducing how much wages they could steal from workers.

      • @AliasAKA
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        97 months ago

        Well, except defrauding the finding that you pay back wages and reinstate (with union) the employees you fired probably means you still gotta reinstate them and allow them to keep a union. And now you have a very hostile workforce who will all but ensure any new hires are pulled into the union. So really just a colossal mistake as far as I can tell.

  • @[email protected]
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    697 months ago

    It was recently brought to my attention, while being attacked for being part of a union and owning an EV, that the problem with America is employers treating employees too well.

    • Bakkoda
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      307 months ago

      Punch that person in the face and tell them you’re welcome. If you have a full bladder, piss on their shoes as well.

  • @[email protected]
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    587 months ago

    Can you imagine pulling this shit over $8,000?? That amount of money isn’t the sort of money that’s nothing to a business owner, but in the face of this sort of thing??? There are people that could have been a million dollars deep in the hole and had enough of a brain and a heart to go ‘this is stupid, morally bankrupt, and not even worth the risk’

    • @[email protected]
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      677 months ago

      It’s not about the $8000, it’s about defeating the unionization effort and sending a warning to the other employees.

      • @Gabu
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        67 months ago

        The only warning he managed to send is that they’re a moron who will now have to pay even more money.

  • Fish [Indiana]
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    527 months ago

    The new business is called Thunder Bay, located in Columbus, WI, if anyone wants to leave a review.

  • @workerONE
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    7 months ago

    Made in the USA /s

  • @_sideffect
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    117 months ago

    Would be a shame if no one shopped there ever again

    • @Dkarma
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      37 months ago

      I was thinking “if someone cut off his balls” but yeah shopping…

  • @Etterra
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    27 months ago

    There’s probably no law against it either.

    • Natanael
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      177 months ago

      The person had already been hired, then his rights were violated by the business owner

    • @[email protected]
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      157 months ago

      Are you serious about this?

      The business owner stole from his employees, and when they unioized and sued him to stop the theft, he destroyed his business rather than pay them what he owed.

      Are you really on the side of a theif and liar??