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Apparently not. In denmark we have unions and laws... I wouldn't work "over there" for any price...

Any attempt to protect workers is immediately decried as "evil communism".

I highly recommend the US show 'Superstore'. It's a comedy but it takes a very real look at what it's like to work a minimum wage job in America. Hilarious and also sad, excellent show.

This is so unbelievable to me as a New Zealander, and now working in Australia. There's no way any of this could happen legally.

Nope. That’s why I’m going to try to leave as soon as I finish high school. I have no desire to live in a country that has no health care or decent worker laws. Hell, I had to refuse an ambulance when I got a concussion because it would cost too much

America has become a Corporatocracy. The Government works for them, not the people.

Honestly, every job in America is a work at your own risk (even unionized ones!), and anyone can be fired at any time... for any reason... as long as it's not on the list of discrimination (which really doesn't matter since suing is impossible without an income).

there are very few worker protections in america. in certain states, bosses can literally fire workers for anything. additionally, there are very few unions for those in the service industry.

No there is not. I recently lost my job due to missing too many days because of chronic migraines. My insurance that my employer provided stopped covering my treatment, so I started having migraines & missing days. I was 1 month away from qualifying for FMLA which would have helped save my job.

This is exactly how it is here. These are everyday occurrences in the U.S. It's normal working conditions of anyone in the tourist industry, food service industry and thousands of other service jobs. I'm always surprised when I read what other countries have.

Reason #638 why it's good to live Down Under, right Caro?

😬As someone who has lived in the US for 60 years, I can answer your question about laws here: there are Too Damn Few that protect the workers!! State and Federal governments are greedy for the money generated by businesses, so to get and keep them in a state or the US, lawmakers and politicians have slanted the laws in favor of the business. Laws in the US mostly protect a business and/or its share holders...not the overworked, underpaid masses.😩

This is what it was like in the 1980s, 1990s, and 00s, too. Having the internet & being able to communicate how to deal with these rotten employers is awesome.

No

No, no there are not, unfortunately.

NOPE!!!

Aaaand now you understand why thousands of American workers are on strike right now.

It's gone back and forth over the centuries. The rise of unions saw an increase in worker rights, but then anti-union propaganda all but destroyed them and dirty underhanded tactics by employers neutered the effectiveness of the unions that survived. Nowadays continuous employment is mostly dependent on a combination of how hard it would be to replace you and how close you are to the person who makes the call on whether or not you get to stay. Basically pure elitist nepotism. It's sickening.

We have "at will" employment that goes both ways. Unions may help somewhat but not every company allows unions

Nope…

Ah, but it gets even worse. It is also legal here in the U S for businesses to hire disabled people for well below minimum wage - even as little as $1.00 per hour.

Unless you're in a union, no. And republicans have dismantled as many unions as they can.

It varies from state to state I think. Pretty sure this person would be in deep s**t for not allowing sick time to an employee here.

Unfortunately not, here in the US it is pretty easy to fire someone in a private company unless they are part of a Union. But those are voluntary and most companies find a way to fire Union employees so they don't have to abide by the rules.

And Brexit Britain is galloping towards this kind of exploitation at maximum warp...

No. There are not

I'm feeling the same way.

Nope. Any time someone tries to pass laws, the conservatives say that the Democrats are anti-business, which people hear as anti-economy, which people hear as I make less money. So, all the conservatives actually vote for people who opposed laws to protect people from crap like this. And they are proud of it. They'll say, "Hey, nobody helped me when I worked 27 hours a day for 8 days a week, even when I had cancer," so why should I take a cut to help out some lazy person? They are so brainwashed.

Me too. Once had a fast food job where the manager came to me one day complaining that the drive thru register had come up $20 short from the night before. I told him that maybe he should talk to the person who had actually been on the register. He did this frequently.

Yes, there are laws to protect workers, but getting the legal representation and going through all the hoops to get something done is exhausting.

Not a one.

No... this is normal fare in America, and about half of the country thinks this kind of "at will employment" is "freedom". Personally, I think its a better example of Stockholm Syndrome.

Generally not. And the laws that are in place will cost you so much to get enforced that very few ever pursue that course. And the companies know it so they count on the employee doing nothing. When one does have the means to drag them to court, they usually just throw some money at them to make them go away peacefully. The bigger the corporation, the worse the employees are treated. I worked for AutoZone for 10+ years, I've seen first hand, racial and sexual discrimination, payroll tampering, vacations cancelled and more including intellectual property theft at the corporate level.

There are. People just don't use them to their advantage. There are some pretty hefty fines and/or shutdowns depending on the circumstance and availability of proof.

Nope. Unless you can prove racial, sexual, religious, or disabled discrimination (and I mean 100% prove with all kinds of documentation) most states allow a job to fire you for basically anything.

Most of these aren’t even real. Chill. Let’s not blame USA for everthing terrible. There are plenty other countries

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Hahahaha! "Laws to prot......" Oh........ you silly bitch.

Dear Mike, I can verify that there are laws in place in EU countries, and likely still the UK that prevent employers from getting away with much of this kind of stuff, so... yeah, the assumption that it must be in USA is kinda not far from reality...