To combat pervasive wage theft in New York, three new bills were introduced in the legislature that would punish violators.

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      9 months ago

      It’ll be on the 20th consecutive time they get caught, with each catch having to be in a new time period. And if they go a year month without offending getting caught their counter resets. Also, if they get a lawyer there’s an arcane legal process to instead jail the employee.

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      9 months ago

      Yeah, notice how it says “proposed.” If it’s good for the general public, Republicans are going to shoot it down.