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In my opin thes labor rights issue in this state is just another prime example of the vulture capitilist such as was the case with romney ryan ticket an the bain capitlist issue during the recent election that is what the entire repbulcianparty is all aboutis the suppression of wage benefits for worker an the worker familys in the first place thank you

pbjbeach
November 16, 2012 7:51 p.m.

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"Have you heard that there is a scarcity of jobs lately? If not, read up on the subject.

Really? You don't say. Scarcity doesn't mean non existant. There are lots of places hiring. Yes, many are entry level jobs, but you have to start at the bottom in order to get to the top. Jobs don't come to you, you have to dig for them, sometimes hard. btneast"

It will be another year or two before the job market is back to what it was around the turn of the century.

piene2
November 16, 2012 4:25 p.m.

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"The sad part is we got a state agency sucking up tax dollars, and it take a Fed. agency to come in and force fair labor laws? I see a need to save some tax dollars here in NC."

Jurisdiction for wage payment issues depends on the annual dollar volume a business does. Businesses that gross more than a half million dollars a year fall under the U.S. Department of Labor's jurisdiction. That's why when you read a story about Walmart employees not getting paid minimum wage or overtime, it's the USDOL that is investigating it. When it's a neighborhood restaurant that's cheating its employees, the NCDOL will investigate.

geoherb1
November 16, 2012 4:12 p.m.

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Have you heard that there is a scarcity of jobs lately? If not, read up on the subject.

Really? You don't say. Scarcity doesn't mean non existant. There are lots of places hiring. Yes, many are entry level jobs, but you have to start at the bottom in order to get to the top. Jobs don't come to you, you have to dig for them, sometimes hard.

btneast
November 16, 2012 1:41 p.m.

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"....Yes, some employers are like vultures, they are mean and nasty......but at what point does it fall on the employees head to go elsewhere? Indentured servitude ended hundreds of years ago. Yes, finding another job is never easy, but it CAN be done. btneast"

Have you heard that there is a scarcity of jobs lately? If not, read up on the subject.

piene2
November 16, 2012 12:58 p.m.

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"Thank you captain obvious. It's called sarcasm."

Then your post made no sense.

rocket
November 16, 2012 12:51 p.m.

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"Who said anything about slavery? There is a big difference between forced labor and government mandated wages. -rocket"

Thank you captain obvious. It's called sarcasm.

slayerhil
November 16, 2012 12:07 p.m.

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So many employers are like vultures that feed off their employees. They need to be slapped

....Yes, some employers are like vultures, they are mean and nasty......but at what point does it fall on the employees head to go elsewhere? Indentured servitude ended hundreds of years ago. Yes, finding another job is never easy, but it CAN be done.

btneast
November 16, 2012 11:41 a.m.

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Good for the employees! So many employers are like vultures that feed off their employees. They need to be slapped down hard. Were I setting the rules, I would be paying the employees some punitive damages as well as the wages they were cheated out of.

piene2
November 16, 2012 10:29 a.m.

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whatelseisnew: i know you're probably just trolling, but that is a slap in the face to the ridiculous amount of people, including children that had to die in factories and horrible working conditions in order to ensure that you get to work in a place where you more than likely don't have to worry about losing a limb on a daily basis.

read a history book or two...