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		mikeryan on Oct 23, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bay Area tech company caught paying imported worke... In general in the US when it comes to wage and hour employment issues there is not a lot of punitive punishment handed out. The general relief is to be paid what you were supposed to be paid (the $40k in this case).

moonka on Oct 23, 2014 [–]

Seems like it's incentive to try to get away with things like this. The upside is huge compared to the downside (better than 10:1).

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