A vindictive employer allegedly issued a former employee his final check in the form of pennies — $915.00 worth. Because it was late, if it had been in California, the former employee would have been owed late waiting time penalties for the late final payment. Yoon Law, APC fights for wage earners for issues like late final pay.
Every person has the right to be paid for their labor: 100%. In the case, Owino et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc., the plaintiffs are civil immigration detainees who have filed a lawsuit to end CoreCivic’s illegal practices of forced labor.
But still models today (as well as a lot of other workers) don’t get paid on time. In the modeling industry, as others, the excuse is I’ll pay you when I get paid. But that’s not your problem. When people take extra risk, they should get extra pay.
