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Re:DPD courier who was fined for day off to see doctor dies ... by CPLX on Monday February 05, 2018 @07:10AM (#16308292)
> participate in health savings accounts that can cover these types of fines

Do you really believe the solution is to create a complicated bureaucratic way of saving up money for lower income workers to pay punitive fines to corporations who wish to avoid following longtstanding employment law?

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Re:DPD courier who was fined for day off to see doctor dies ... by prepend on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @09:02AM (#16316233)
Certainly not, but it could be a requirement that all subcontractors set aside certain amounts for their employees to cover healthcare or sick leave or other benefits. This is fairly common with many organizations to have benefit requirements on their contractors.

I’m not sure what the income is for the subject of this story, so unsure if they are low income.

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