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Re:If pay had kept pace with productivity gains, minimum wag... by pessimizer on Friday October 09, 2020 @03:37PM (#24733595)
It's not difficult to fire employees in the US. You can't just fire the minorities and the women, but other than that you can fire for any reason at any time.

It's sometimes difficult to fire employees as a way of lowering wages. The people left behind who are expected to make up for that through raised workloads and losing the experienced for green new hires might complain.

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Re:If pay had kept pace with productivity gains, minimum wag... by Vvector on Friday October 09, 2020 @04:21PM (#24734023)
It's also not difficult to sue a company for unfair hiring/firing practices.

But if the employee is via third party, there is no hiring or firing involved, limiting the liability of the first company.

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