In Minnesota wage theft is a felony, and the state just got it's first conviction.
In Minnesota wage theft is a felony, and the state just got it's first conviction.
Frederick Leon Newell will be sentenced in June for stealing $35,000 dollars from five workers he employed as a painting contractor for a Minneapolis affordable housing development.
Six years after a new law made wage theft a felony in Minnesota, our state has its first wage theft conviction.
Frederick Leon Newell will be sentenced in June for stealing $35,000 dollars from five workers he employed as a painting contractor for a Minneapolis affordable housing development.
More of this, please
Right! Every employer knowingly partakes in some form of wage theft. It just comes down to what each sides definitions of wage theft. I argue all profits not paid out to those who generated said profits is theft. Unpaid taxes is a form of wage theft as well. In my opinion.
Minnesota, keep leading the way! Your policies are fantastic, and I hope they are the catalyst for the others to follow
Go after the tip industry. Most places don't even give the tips to the employees right away.
I’d wager any amount that this clown probably hates “illegal immigrants” and wants to be “tough on crime”.
This is the shit right here.