cyu@sh.itjust.works to unions@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoSportswear owner fired employees after they vote to join union, ordered to reinstate employees and pay back wages, instead shut down business and reopened same business under new namewisconsinexaminer.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10cross-posted to: iwwunion@lemmy.mlunions@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkSportswear owner fired employees after they vote to join union, ordered to reinstate employees and pay back wages, instead shut down business and reopened same business under new namewisconsinexaminer.comcyu@sh.itjust.works to unions@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: iwwunion@lemmy.mlunions@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareTransporter Room 3@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoSo you shut down your business, even if the courts decide “technically correct” on rehiring, your old business is still on the hook for back wages. “shutting down” doesn’t magically absolve you of financial obligations.
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoHate to break it to you, but it often does. Something might be able to be done in this case becsuse it was so blatant.
So you shut down your business, even if the courts decide “technically correct” on rehiring, your old business is still on the hook for back wages.
“shutting down” doesn’t magically absolve you of financial obligations.
Hate to break it to you, but it often does. Something might be able to be done in this case becsuse it was so blatant.