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A comment on An Epidemic of Wage Theft Is Costing Workers Hundreds of Millions a Year (2014). Parent comment

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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