Yeah, You Read That Number Correctly - Bay Area Tech Company In California Busted For Paying Workers $1.21 An Hour
Yeah, You Read That Number Correctly - One Dollar and Twenty-One Cents an Hour.
From NBC's Bay Area Affiliate:
The Labor Department said Eight Employees of Fremont (California)-Based Electronics For Imaging (EFI) Were Flown in From India and Worked 120 Hour Weeks to Help With the Installation of Computers at the Company's Headquarters.
The Employees Were Paid Their Regular Hourly Wage in Indian Rupees, Which Translated to $1.21.
This is a Company That Recently Posted a Third Quarter Profit of Around $200 Million.
You Read That Number Right As Well.
But Don't Worry, Here's Their Statement Concerning This Crime:
During This Process We Unintentionally Overlooked Laws That Require Even Foreign Employees to be Paid Based On Local U.S. Standards.
Ooops -Their Bad.
Now That They've Been Caught, Anyone’s Guess is That it Won't Happen Again, Especially Since They're Probably Getting Slammed With Fines and Back Wages.
EFI’s Been Ordered to Pay $40,000 in Back Wages to the Employees.
In Addition, the Company Was Hit With a $3,500 Fine.
You Can Read This Labor News Report Directly at: www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/27/1339546/-Bay-Area-tech-company-busted-for-paying-workers-1-21-an-hour?detail=facebook























































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