https://www.overlawyered.com/2018/01/wage-hour-roundup-5/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 19 Jan 2018 16:38:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2018/01/wage-hour-roundup-5/comment-page-1/#comment-347802 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 16:38:59 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=68128#comment-347802 The basic premise of higher minimum wage demands and other rules (like on tip sharing and overtime rules and lunch break rules….) is “its not fair” and “oppression!”. It seems to be believed that 1) employers are making huge profits, 2) employees are trapped in their jobs and are therefore 3) exploited. While it is true that some bosses are jerks, such places of work tend to see high turnover which is bad for business. “The boss is unfair” is also the view of some employees if the boss merely expects them to be on time and comb their hair and not yell at customers. To those who view any requirement that they actually work as oppression, no wage is high enough, but that reflects someone who is reality challenged. As far as being exploited, the boss is also exploited by paying people to do work for a wage he may view as more than they are worth.

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