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alasdair_ on March 11, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: SF payroll firm Rippling has to delay payouts afte...

>And if this goes on for any length of time, you could sue your employer... but lack of payroll would only happen if the company no longer has any money - effectively making them bankrupt. Again you could name SVB in the lawsuit, or the FDIC... but good luck getting blood from the stone.

You could also sue the CEO directly. Failure to pay employee wages is one of the few things that can (somewhat) easily pierce the corporate veil.

toufka on March 11, 2023 [–]

Which is why an enormous number of people will be fired, furloughed or reduced to minimum wage on Monday if this isn’t resolved.

ShakataGaNai on March 13, 2023 | [–]

Well it's all moot, the fed stepped in and we're all safe.

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