donkeyduplex t1_jeccdxh wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:47 PM

Reply to comment by Racer_Bait in El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant, 2 Casa Tequila restaurants, and owner Gilberto Reyes stiffed workers by nearly $456K; court settlement made. by Azr431

Employers that consciously do this kind of thing should face far stiffer penalties than individuals because of the power differential inherent to the relationship.

That owner should spend at least a decade in prison.

ANewMachine615 t1_jeed9km wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:23 PM

Yep. This is and should be treated as criminal. The guy stole nearly half a million dollars from service workers. If a service worker had embezzled half a million from him, they'd 100% be in jail.