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talkpoliticsSupreme Court upholds arbitration that bans workers from joining forces over lost wages
The Supreme Court Just Made It A Lot Harder For You To Sue Your Employer
"Employees' rights to band together to meet their employers' superior strength would be worth precious little if employers could condition employment on workers signing away those rights," Ginsburg wrote. "The Supreme Court ruling will have long-lasting implications for workers. Class-action lawsuits are often the most powerful way for employees to secure back pay when their minimum wage or overtime rights have been violated or to secure damages when their bosses run afoul of discrimination laws". What you're seeing here is once again the American taxpayers getting screwed.
Let's face it. The idea of a single plaintiff being able to sue their employer is highly unlikely. Awards are based on actual damages. A $30/hour employee can only accrue $60K/year in damages, which, even with a punitive tripling, is not enough to secure the talents of a competent attorney. Class action suits create the real opportunity for lawyers to get paid, which is what it takes to get a law firm to venture its services. This ruling effectively shrinks the little man to smaller than he was yesterday, and insulates the big man from accountability under the law.
Any truncation of access to the courts, whether temporary or ultimate, is a burden on a plaintiff.
Tax break money is overwhelmingly going to stock buybacks (more mergers coming), wages are stagnant, commodity prices across the board are rising, interest rates are rising, and Trump is consumed with who knows what he does. Trump's not here for people who do actual work for a living, and nor is his SCOTUS pick. But we already knew all that, didn't we.
The Supreme Court Just Made It A Lot Harder For You To Sue Your Employer
"Employees' rights to band together to meet their employers' superior strength would be worth precious little if employers could condition employment on workers signing away those rights," Ginsburg wrote. "The Supreme Court ruling will have long-lasting implications for workers. Class-action lawsuits are often the most powerful way for employees to secure back pay when their minimum wage or overtime rights have been violated or to secure damages when their bosses run afoul of discrimination laws". What you're seeing here is once again the American taxpayers getting screwed.
Let's face it. The idea of a single plaintiff being able to sue their employer is highly unlikely. Awards are based on actual damages. A $30/hour employee can only accrue $60K/year in damages, which, even with a punitive tripling, is not enough to secure the talents of a competent attorney. Class action suits create the real opportunity for lawyers to get paid, which is what it takes to get a law firm to venture its services. This ruling effectively shrinks the little man to smaller than he was yesterday, and insulates the big man from accountability under the law.
Any truncation of access to the courts, whether temporary or ultimate, is a burden on a plaintiff.
Tax break money is overwhelmingly going to stock buybacks (more mergers coming), wages are stagnant, commodity prices across the board are rising, interest rates are rising, and Trump is consumed with who knows what he does. Trump's not here for people who do actual work for a living, and nor is his SCOTUS pick. But we already knew all that, didn't we.
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Date: 23/5/18 23:42 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 24/5/18 14:48 (UTC)