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nolalady said:
And because these stores are franchises, McDonalds as a corporation can't be touched. Also, did you see the pathetic fines?

The franchise was fined $39,711 as a result of these violations.

Meanwhile, Archways Richmond, based in Walton — about 80 miles northeast of Louisville, employed 242 14- and 15-year-olds who worked either too early or too late in the day.

Investigators said the franchise sometimes had teenagers working over three hours on a school day.
It was ordered to pay $143,566 in penalties as a result.

And Bell Restaurant Group, based in Louisville with additional restaurants in Maryland and Indiana also had 14 and 15 years olds working too early or too late into the night, and longer than allowed under law.

Fifty-eight of those teenagers were not paid overtime wages, federal officials say.
It was ordered to pay $14,730 in back wages and liquidated damages to the workers.

These stores can easily make up these profits in no time. Until there are harsher penalties, this is going to keep happening.
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Also whilst fuck small fines, also fuck that compensation. So much more money should be in compensation to the underage workers that they exploited. They should be the priority here.
 
Joe Mac said:
Also whilst fuck small fines, also fuck that compensation. So much more money should be in compensation to the underage workers that they exploited. They should be the priority here.
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Instead we are arresting their parents for child labor law violations and take children away from their parents. And if they are here illegally, deporting them.

Our criminal justice system much more severely goes after the parents of these children. What the companies did isn't considered criminal, they just get slapped with a petty fine that's likely already baked into their operating budget.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Instead we are arresting their parents for child labor law violations and take children away from their parents. And if they are here illegally, deporting them.

Our criminal justice system much more severely goes after the parents of these children. What the companies did isn't considered criminal, they just get slapped with a petty fine that's likely already baked into their operating budget.
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That’s corporate culture though isn’t it. Corporations seemingly can’t be found criminally liable for anything. They just have to pay compensation to affected parties, irrespective of how seriously they’ve been affected.
 
Twentytwo said:
Who is ready for their fourth once or fifth once in a lifetime economic collapse in about a month? Starting to hear from people I know that they are losing their jobs.
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Meanwhile we had yet another strong jobs report last month and Unemployment continued to fall to near record low levels.

We keep hearing about all these layoffs, but unemployment is falling and jobs keep being created. What is going on here?

Also, when it comes to the banks failing, and several more on the verge of failing, everyone is saying this is nothing like 2008 and there is nothing to worry about.
 
Another day in Texas, another mass shooting. This time at an outlet mall in Allen. I've been to that place a handful of times. Never once crossed my mind that some dude in tactical gear might kill me there. Oh you know what I do remember at that place? Getting the news of the Paris terrorist shootings at the Bataclan on my phone. My wife and I were heading there soon for her 40th birthday and it gave me pause. Now, I have to push past that happening at a damn outdoor shopping mall. But hooray for that 2nd Amendment.
 
Republicans continue their assault on Student Loans.

In addition to them attempting to block/end the student loan forgiveness program, there "Limit, Grow Act" bill that passed the house also targets new student loan repayment options set to go into effect later this year.

The updated income based repayment program particularly. Republicans are calling it "radical", big surprise there, and saying "it will cost taxpayers more money than any other regulation in our nation's history".

Before the student loan payment pause, millions of people defaulted on student loans every year. Mainly because they either didn't finish school and didn't end up with a job that pays enough to be able to make their payments, or they did complete school and their job doesn't pay them enough to be able to afford their minimum payments.

The new income based repayment program would make sure they can afford their payments. And prevent interest from ballooning, to solve the issue where currently income based repayment programs may have a payment that is less than interest resulting in the balance of loans to continue to grow and never be paid down.

Interest would essentially be forgiving for current and future student loan holders under this plan. Which republicans are stating will cost taxpayers between $100 and $350 billion over the next 10 years.

But is it really costing taxpayers money? It sounds more like it's costing revenue made by interest to me.
 
Djxfactor511 said:
apnews.com

Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M

A jury has found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996. Jurors awarded her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. The verdict was announced in a federal courtroom in New York City on...
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“That could haunt…” man this guys is still here despite everything that has happened.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Republicans continue their assault on Student Loans.

In addition to them attempting to block/end the student loan forgiveness program, there "Limit, Grow Act" bill that passed the house also targets new student loan repayment options set to go into effect later this year.

The updated income based repayment program particularly. Republicans are calling it "radical", big surprise there, and saying "it will cost taxpayers more money than any other regulation in our nation's history".

Before the student loan payment pause, millions of people defaulted on student loans every year. Mainly because they either didn't finish school and didn't end up with a job that pays enough to be able to make their payments, or they did complete school and their job doesn't pay them enough to be able to afford their minimum payments.

The new income based repayment program would make sure they can afford their payments. And prevent interest from ballooning, to solve the issue where currently income based repayment programs may have a payment that is less than interest resulting in the balance of loans to continue to grow and never be paid down.

Interest would essentially be forgiving for current and future student loan holders under this plan. Which republicans are stating will cost taxpayers between $100 and $350 billion over the next 10 years.

But is it really costing taxpayers money? It sounds more like it's costing revenue made by interest to me.
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And they will get back all that money in tax revenue.
 
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