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Re:An Epidemic of Wage Theft Is Costing Workers Hundreds of ... by Aunche on Saturday September 04, 2021 @08:54PM (#28420793)
GP's comment wasn't about the power imbalance. My point is that people getting away with fraud isn't limited to employers.

Moreover, the biggest culprit of time theft are struggling businesses, and most employees can and do leave these places without a problem. The lack of a power imbalance in these cases doesn't make the wage theft any better.

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Re:An Epidemic of Wage Theft Is Costing Workers Hundreds of ... by kennywinker on Sunday September 05, 2021 @02:08AM (#28421968)
Lack of power imbalance? “I might lose my job, because my company is struggling” isn’t much of a power equalizer.
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Re:An Epidemic of Wage Theft Is Costing Workers Hundreds of ... by Aunche on Sunday September 05, 2021 @04:32AM (#28422506)
The equalizer is the that people can and do decide to leave these companies that owe them wages, meaning the company has no leverage on them.
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Re:An Epidemic of Wage Theft Is Costing Workers Hundreds of ... by kennywinker on Sunday September 05, 2021 @10:29AM (#28424600)
People can and do leave countries with totalitarian governments, but that doesn't mean there isn't a power imbalance between the government and the people of that country. Mobility can come at a very high cost, depending on your circumstances.
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