Survey finds dozens of companies guilty of wage thefts among borrowers of public funds

[turbinetree]

Written by Phil Mattera / Dirt Diggers Digest July 12, 2020

Many of Uncle Sam’s coronavirus-driven loans did not go to Mom and Pop, but to the brotherhood of the thieving rich.

The Trump administration’s reluctant disclosure of the names of more than 600,000 recipients of Paycheck Protection Program aid has shown that many of the loans went to firms that are well-connected.

The companies don’t fit the image of mom-and-pop businesses we were led to believe would be the main beneficiaries.

There is another problem: Many of the recipients previously engaged in behavior that amounts to paycheck endangerment. They failed to comply with minimum wage and/or overtime requirements and thus paid their workers less than what they were owed. In other words, they engaged in wage theft.

https://www.alternet.org/2020/07/survey-finds-dozens-of-companies-guilty-of-wage-thefts-among-borrowers-of-public-funds/

[Sherman A1]

1. I believe that wage theft is one of the worst crimes

stealing from your workers needs to receive much harsher penalties.

[Nevilledog]

2. You don't say?