Sounds like r/upliftingnews

>George Michell owns seven McDonald's locations in Brooklyn and was ordered to pay $1 million to 511 employees who had their rights violated as workers.

That comes out to less than $2,000 per person, even less when you take into account that a handful of employees will be getting more (the article states that at least 2 illegally fired employees will get about 25K)

Does this count as a crime post?

Yes theft of wages is a crime

Wow, fined once and went back to cheating workers again. There should be a criminal prosecution for repeat offenders. Instead of locking up people who snatch iPhones they should lock up people who snatch millions from their employees.

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This is a "crime" post why is it not removed?

Lmfaooo this is about to be a copy-pasta for the next month

It’s a labor violation which unfortunately isn’t considered a crime. Despite the fact that wage theft is the largest type of theft in America each year

It’s a labor violation not a crime.

Theft of wages is a "crime". I guess some "crimes" are more equal than others.

This story is about a labor violation, hence the fine. If they prosecute this as a crime that would be great, but the article is about the labor violation and subsequent fine.

Why not both?

So, some "crimes" are more equal than others. Got it Napoleon. 🤫🤐

I guess if you want to ignore the actual response and facts here so you can play the victim, sure.

I can't help but picture Michael Cera as the owner.

unfortunately.

Agreed.

Are crime posts removed now? Probably for the better if so

They’re directed to the crime mega thread that is stickies to the top of the sub.

Please dear leader tell us what is and isn't a "crime".

Don’t need to ask me. You can read the article That’s really clear that this is not a crime. No need to get upset at others because of your own confusion or need to feel persecuted.

Oh I see, thanks

There's a difference between criminal and civil penalties. If you steal millions from your employees, you don't get arrested and sent to Rikers. That is not in the NY Penal Law.

NY has names instead of titles which is annoying. But scroll down to "Penal Law." Those are "crimes." https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/

the iPhone snatchers are let free too In NYC

unfortunately not, unless they are prosecuted

It’s still a crime

No, its not, it's a labor violation

When did that happen? I remember two days ago when someone asked to stop seeing crime posts, that’s all it takes and the sub rules changed?

He's Mr. manager

They aren't let free. Don't bullshit.

In this case they were mutiple times https://nypost.com/2022/11/01/nycs-brazen-nifty-50-pickpocket-suspect-still-free/

Should court cases move faster? Yeah. Should judges have more freedom to set bail? Yes. Doesn't mean he was freed, as he wasn't tried yet.

>A career criminal was repeatedly busted and released again in Manhattan in the past month — allegedly committing one of his crimes right behind the courthouse less than an hour after being freed, records show.

> Darin Mickens, 55, is so prolific at his illicit pickpocketing craft that he was once featured in the NYPD’s “Nifty 50” deck of cards of the Big Apple’s biggest subway-crime recidivists, police sources said.

"currently has three open cases tied to a slew of Manhattan pickpocket "busts — in which he was released without bail each time."

Being released without bail means he didn't face trial yet. I think you have a big misunderstanding how the court system works.

> This guy never met a pocket he didn’t want to pick,” a disgusted law enforcement source said.

> The sticky-fingered suspect has lodged 66 arrests in all and currently has three open cases tied to a slew of Manhattan pickpocket busts — in which he was released without bail each time.

> In two of his most recent cases, even Manhattan prosecutors from soft-on-crime District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office argued that Mickens be held on cash bail as high as $75,000 because of his repeat arrests, citing a tweak to the state’s heavily criticized bail-reform laws that supposedly allows the move.

> Mickens had been charged in each case with fourth-degree grand larceny, a non-violent felony that is not eligible for bail under the controversial criminal reform statutes. The 2019 state bail-reform measures, viewed as excessively lenient by critics, changed the landscape of the criminal-justice system in the Empire State.

> The measure eliminated bail for misdemeanors and many felony changes, stripping judges of discretion to order defendants held, including repeat offenders.

> In two of his most recent cases, even Manhattan prosecutors from soft-on-crime District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office argued that Mickens be held on cash bail as high as $75,000 because of his repeat arrests, citing a tweak to the state’s heavily criticized bail-reform laws that supposedly allows the move.

> Mickens had been charged in each case with fourth-degree grand larceny, a non-violent felony that is not eligible for bail under the controversial criminal reform statutes.

> The “harm on harm” statute is one of the few tools prosecutors still have to argue for bail in cases involving non-bail-eligible offenses — but it’s a remedy not typically granted.

You can keep quoting the article but you're missing it's crucial points that don't say he's being freed on charges.

People have been asking for the change for years, just giving it a shot.

That’s a bummer I think knowing what goes on in our city is a good thing though I realize other people like to only think happy thoughts.

Which McDonald's? Need to know to never go there