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2naSalit

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24. I am certainly not

Sat Jun 15, 2013, 12:27 PM

Jun 2013

disputing this person's right to file such a lawsuit. I am pissed that there are so many of us who have few other options than to work at such places that are abominations to our species on so many levels.

Please don't misunderstand my snarky comment. I was responding to the idea that this person had other employment options, the "...don't work there" comment. I have had a number of "non-option" jobs to keep from falling into financial despair and still ended up homeless and underpaid twice (both times we had a president named George Bush in office BTW).

I laud this person for taking it up through alleged legal avenues, if they actually exist anymore for those of us who have little monetary power.

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Woman sues McDonald's franchisee for payroll debit [View all] spinbaby Jun 2013 OP

That is incredibly fucked up Marrah_G Jun 2013 #1

Sometimes, those are the exact words to describe the situation. Baitball Blogger Jun 2013 #8

Indeed. progressoid Jun 2013 #20

In the mean time Republicans have neutered the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) xtraxritical Jun 2013 #35

I'm pretty sure its also illegal. Veilex Jun 2013 #56

I'm not usually a "there oughta be a law" type but that arrangement should be outlawed. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #2

That's not McD's, that's the cheap-ass franchise owner and the TBTF bank. baldguy Jun 2013 #3

Won't be surprised when McDonald's has a little talk about this with the franchisee either. Chan790 Jun 2013 #6

It got to the point of having to sue.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #36

And I bet they don't disclose the 'fees' at hiring leftstreet Jun 2013 #4

Or if they do, they actively obfuscate them. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #21

If ANYONE ever needed proof Plucketeer Jun 2013 #63

Damn, I didn't see that coming BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #5

Definitely messed up, but kudzu22 Jun 2013 #7

Nice upper middle class perspective there. Know anybody who works at Mc Ds to make ends Ed Suspicious Jun 2013 #9

Know anybody who 2naSalit Jun 2013 #11

If there is a legal remedy, why would you oppose taking it? Mc Donalds is going to assure she gets Ed Suspicious Jun 2013 #13

Know anyone who is doing anything and everything they can to get a paycheck? Thor_MN Jun 2013 #14

I am certainly not 2naSalit Jun 2013 #24

I'm thinking people replied to you by mistake. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2013 #46

Yeah, sorry that reply wasn't intended for you. I'm guessing it was user error, but I was sure I Ed Suspicious Jun 2013 #84

I'm guessing you have never been unemployed or underemployed... Thor_MN Jun 2013 #12

more info ceonupe Jun 2013 #37

JP Morgan seems to have a monopoly on debit cards to the poor. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #41

Ohio EBT system down today CincyDem Jun 2013 #51

JP Morgan can click ONE button and suddenly...no money for dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #67

That's exactly what I thought when I saw it. CincyDem Jun 2013 #83

Wow! ONE free ATM withdrawal a month???!! What a bargain! AllyCat Jun 2013 #55

Two things that I see wrong with the cards. TexasTowelie Jun 2013 #57

the bank atms usuall have high to no limit its your card that has the limit ceonupe Jun 2013 #75

Plus JP charges the Gov't a bundle for "handling" the cards. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #86

I'm pretty sure PA, like most states, has a law on the books... Veilex Jun 2013 #59

and you would be wrong ceonupe Jun 2013 #76

Would you be so kind as to funish us with your quick search link(s)? Veilex Jun 2013 #89

Perhaps you could tell us . . . OldRedneck Jun 2013 #66

It costs money to cash a paper check as well FrodosPet Jun 2013 #93

So you approve of the franchise's practice of insisting on paying only by Chase Card? Thor_MN Jun 2013 #94

I didn't realize I was doing that FrodosPet Jun 2013 #96

People that work at McDonalds can't spare those extra dollars Marrah_G Jun 2013 #17

Are you serious? The damages are giving up part of a low wage Arkansas Granny Jun 2013 #18

It says right in the article what the damages are. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #19

That's the authoritarian response to all complaints of abuse. Get a different job, rhett o rick Jun 2013 #26

she's exposing a scam Enrique Jun 2013 #28

what are the damages? WTF Skittles Jun 2013 #29

Kudzu, eh? Invasive species, right? demwing Jun 2013 #30

Read the article Matariki Jun 2013 #33

Doh! reusrename Jun 2013 #44

Rand Paul WovenGems Jun 2013 #49

Your damages are all fees, lack of access to your funds, resultant penalties ET Awful Jun 2013 #53

The damages are significant. I hope she wins. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #54

Simple solution is to hang the owner from a nearby telephone post. mbperrin Jun 2013 #58

That seems a bit...harsh. Rod Walker Jun 2013 #60

Oh, I don't know. People playing with payroll money means your electric is turned off for the mbperrin Jun 2013 #65

Your anger is justified. Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #78

+1 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 #100

LOL TransitJohn Jun 2013 #61

"Don't work there" JackInGreen Jun 2013 #68

Plus a fuckin' million. Iggo Jun 2013 #69

That reaction is all that sort of statement really deserves these days anyway. Posteritatis Jun 2013 #71

+1,000,000 more! n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #101

I didn't know Rand Paul was allowed to post here. Apophis Jun 2013 #72

See what an outcast you are among compassionate people? Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #80

your post makes you sound datasuspect Jun 2013 #103

I don't have anything to add. I just wanted to join the slam dunk competition. /nt Ash_F Jun 2013 #108

In the micro small print Ichingcarpenter Jun 2013 #10

If all you do is withdrawn your pay does that count as "inactivity"? csziggy Jun 2013 #31

no any deposit or withdrawn debit or credit is activity ceonupe Jun 2013 #38

The franchisee is only doing that to make money. They get a kickback on the fees the card incurs. okaawhatever Jun 2013 #15

That's really messed up. Company script for pay? gtar100 Jun 2013 #16

I worked at McDonalds in the '70's OnlinePoker Jun 2013 #22

Wow, I'm a payroll admin Freddie Jun 2013 #23

Predators! L0oniX Jun 2013 #25

sounds like the basis for a class action lawsuit dlwickham Jun 2013 #27

"$1 to check the balance" Matariki Jun 2013 #32

That was the part that really floored me. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #70

Should we really expect anything less... thefool_wa Jun 2013 #34

This is the franchisee doing it, not corporate McDonalds. n/t tammywammy Jun 2013 #39

McDonalds, WalMart and MegaBanks are probably thrilled leftstreet Jun 2013 #40

That was really kind of my point thefool_wa Jun 2013 #43

Always stealing the most from the poorest and least powerful.. annabanana Jun 2013 #42

That is so crappy it's hard to believe its true. aikoaiko Jun 2013 #45

So how are the kickbacks from Morgan Chase to the Muellers structured? Faryn Balyncd Jun 2013 #47

zero ceonupe Jun 2013 #50

I haven't banked since 1978, and I haven't missed the bastards for a minute. mbperrin Jun 2013 #62

my kids mickey d check is paper dembotoz Jun 2013 #48

Nationalize them NaturalCommunist Jun 2013 #52

Do you really think that fast food chains are going to be nationalized in the near future? Rod Walker Jun 2013 #74

your simplistic thinking assumes the rest of us will work to provide retirement and pensions at age ceonupe Jun 2013 #77

That actually manages to be more absurd than the situation in the OP. Well done. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #85

The employer owes her whatever she earned Sanity Claws Jun 2013 #64

At Walmart, if I want to reload anything on my Walmart debit card, I have to pay $3. Apophis Jun 2013 #73

Banks will charge 5-7$ to cash a paper check ceonupe Jun 2013 #79

Most grocery stores cash for free. I see it all the time. nt tsuki Jun 2013 #81

assuming you purchase items there in most cases. ceonupe Jun 2013 #82

Or you can go to the writer's bank. I have done that. nt tsuki Jun 2013 #90

who will then charge you a fee if you dont have account there ceonupe Jun 2013 #91

As long as I presented the check to the bank it was written on, I tsuki Jun 2013 #99

Many banks are charging fees to cash their own checks, if you don't have an account with them. Sanity Claws Jun 2013 #104

when was the last time you did this and was it a bank you dont already have act with ceonupe Jun 2013 #107

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #87

You should be more discerning in your search. LanternWaste Jun 2013 #102

I eat my own dog food ceonupe Jun 2013 #106

Freakin' banksters should all be behind bars... 99Forever Jun 2013 #88

with what most on DU advocate laws that disarm avg joes ceonupe Jun 2013 #92

I could use that to... 99Forever Jun 2013 #95

did u get 1% from my handle ceonupe Jun 2013 #97

Huh? 99Forever Jun 2013 #98

I hope she wins! Quantess Jun 2013 #105