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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

marble falls

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6. It also means that these modern day slavers got away with not paying these exploited workers even minimum wage ...

Reply to quaint (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 8, 2023, 09:30 AM

Dec 2023

... one person is responsible for this outrage. What justice did he face, past a higher though still significantly discounted wage adjustment.

You ought to look at their website: https://www.mycaringplan.com/senior-living/adat-shalom-manor/ They stole from their workers, for Pete's sakes.

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More than 140 caregivers for elderly awarded $5.5 million after being paid $2 an hour [View all] quaint Dec 2023 OP

Breaks down to @ $37K for each. Much less after the lawyers take their cut. It's good there's a settlement, but.... Scrivener7 Dec 2023 #1

I agree it should be more, but it sets a precedent and does really help those who lived on $2 an hour. quaint Dec 2023 #2

Yes. Definitely. Scrivener7 Dec 2023 #3

Not a huge win at all, a bargain still for Adat Shalom. Unionize. The lawyers got 30% to 50% plus expenses. marble falls Dec 2023 #4

But so much better than no win, and it indicates others may get justice. quaint Dec 2023 #5

It also means that these modern day slavers got away with not paying these exploited workers even minimum wage ... marble falls Dec 2023 #6