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Equal Pay? Not in Kansas
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Equal Pay? Not in Kansas
June 23, 2016 at 7:19 pm
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Quote:Kansas teen fired after asking for pay equal to male friend — a 25-cents-an-hour difference


Quote:Instead, she said, the manager fired both her and Reed for discussing their salaries, saying it was a violation of company policy.
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RE: Equal Pay? Not in Kansas
June 23, 2016 at 7:31 pm
Corporate rules against discussing wages are horseshit.

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RE: Equal Pay? Not in Kansas
June 23, 2016 at 7:36 pm
America sure is a fucked up place at times.
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RE: Equal Pay? Not in Kansas
June 23, 2016 at 7:39 pm
That's the only reason to post stories like this, BM.  We know we're fucked up.  It's for the benefit of non-'murricans;  to show them what we are up against.
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RE: Equal Pay? Not in Kansas
June 23, 2016 at 8:02 pm
I'm no stranger to slave labor, Min. I've got a filthy rich prick for a boss also. Workers laws prevent firing for regular employees, but for freelancers it's open season for the likes of him.
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RE: Equal Pay? Not in Kansas
June 23, 2016 at 8:28 pm
(June 23, 2016 at 7:19 pm)Minimalist Wrote: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/kansas-t...ifference/

Quote:Kansas teen fired after asking for pay equal to male friend — a 25-cents-an-hour difference


Quote:Instead, she said, the manager fired both her and Reed for discussing their salaries, saying it was a violation of company policy.

Most places want you to think they can discipline you for discussing your pay, but technically that's illegal. Union laws guarantee workers the right to discuss and compare their pay rates specifically to prevent situations like you're describing. Kansas sounds kinda shitty, so I don't know if they actually have any recourse, but ideally they should be able to get that dude punished for that.
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RE: Equal Pay? Not in Kansas
June 23, 2016 at 10:00 pm
(June 23, 2016 at 7:31 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Corporate rules against discussing wages are horseshit.

I'm no communist, but rules against discussing wages might be the most obvious example of worker exploitation in modern capitalism. Making sure the workers aren't aware that they're being paid unfairly.
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RE: Equal Pay? Not in Kansas
June 23, 2016 at 11:03 pm
He could have given her $1 after every shift to promote income equality.
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RE: Equal Pay? Not in Kansas
June 23, 2016 at 11:11 pm
(June 23, 2016 at 7:19 pm)Minimalist Wrote: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/kansas-t...ifference/

Quote:Kansas teen fired after asking for pay equal to male friend — a 25-cents-an-hour difference


Quote:Instead, she said, the manager fired both her and Reed for discussing their salaries, saying it was a violation of company policy.

That is against the law. They can no longer fire or punish people for discussing wages. Lawsuit!
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June 24, 2016 at 12:18 am
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