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Re:CA employers must reimburse remote workers for all necess... by clausecker on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @01:07PM (#38088035)
They should do it the other way round: employer has to reimburse you for your commute and pay commute time as work time. Guess how quickly companies will put pressure on legislation to solve the housing problem.
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Re:CA employers must reimburse remote workers for all necess... by mkii on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @01:15PM (#38088153)
Ah but that assumes legislators and politicians want to solve the housing problem.
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Re:CA employers must reimburse remote workers for all necess... by clausecker on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @01:41PM (#38088546)
They may not, but pressure from large corporate interests often works wonders.
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Re:CA employers must reimburse remote workers for all necess... by Rebelgecko on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @02:47PM (#38089525)
Wouldn't that lead to people just moving further and further from work so they can get paid to listen to podcasts or whatever?
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