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1. Why don't we hear more of these kinds of stories?

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 04:43 AM

Nov 2012

... you know there's got to be a gazillion cases that go unprosecuted out there. What DOES the Dept of Labor do? Where is Hilda? I see Robert Reich all the time, but no sign of Hilda.

And here's a question: Why don't we have a national Labor News Network (LNN) on cable somewhere?

Thanks, Newsjock, for posting this...

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Labor Department recovers $1 million in unpaid overtime for First Republic Bank employees [View all] Newsjock Nov 2012 OP

Why don't we hear more of these kinds of stories? ReRe Nov 2012 #1

hah, I was thinking "peanuts" nt Snotcicles Nov 2012 #2

Hilda has been a regular on MSNBC all the time BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #3

This is why I love DU... ReRe Nov 2012 #7

Cases that go unprosecuted do so because they weren't reported. Moosepoop Nov 2012 #4

And I reeeeeeally appreciate this link to the Dept of Labor! ReRe Nov 2012 #8

Prosecution requires complaints jeff47 Nov 2012 #5

Yeah...this is why Unions are so important... ReRe Nov 2012 #9

They converted their tellers into desk service reps -- I wonder if these are the misclassified. Gormy Cuss Nov 2012 #6