• @SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz
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    13 months ago

    The thing is that it muddies the waters.

    • Wage theft is criminal. Basically everyone agrees it’s immoral and illegal.

    • Statistically it’s the biggest form of theft in the US

    • If you become aware of it you should report it, perhaps get a lawyer, and expect a payout.

    If you expand the definition to include undervaluing staff, none of the above are true.

    • @Fleur__@lemmy.world
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      13 months ago

      The legal use doesn’t change with colloquial use and definitions are kept specifically within the laws regardless of common use so it won’t change any outcomes?