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Meg Whitmans Cleaning Lady: Is $23 an Hour Exploitive?
But undocumented or not, unfairly let go or not, one of the more interesting parts of all this is Ms. Santillans accusation that she was exploited..and financially abused by Ms. Whitman. But she was earning $23 an hour.
All the details arent known, so maybe Ms. Santillan was financially abused. But at a time when the minimum wage in America is $7.25 an hour (Californias is $8), and millions of Americans are out of work, calling $23 an hour exploitation seemed worth further research
What also struck me was that Ms. Santillan was hired through an agency. Agencies are supposed to screen for things like immigration status. In my experience, agencies want to get paid, they get paid by placing staff, Ms. Pearl says. And yes, we have seen situations, which honestly we find shocking, where agencies have placed staff who are not legally able to work in the U.S.
Meg Whitman’s Cleaning Lady: Is $23 an Hour Exploitive? - The Wealth Report - WSJ
But undocumented or not, unfairly let go or not, one of the more interesting parts of all this is Ms. Santillans accusation that she was exploited..and financially abused by Ms. Whitman. But she was earning $23 an hour.
All the details arent known, so maybe Ms. Santillan was financially abused. But at a time when the minimum wage in America is $7.25 an hour (Californias is $8), and millions of Americans are out of work, calling $23 an hour exploitation seemed worth further research
What also struck me was that Ms. Santillan was hired through an agency. Agencies are supposed to screen for things like immigration status. In my experience, agencies want to get paid, they get paid by placing staff, Ms. Pearl says. And yes, we have seen situations, which honestly we find shocking, where agencies have placed staff who are not legally able to work in the U.S.
Meg Whitman’s Cleaning Lady: Is $23 an Hour Exploitive? - The Wealth Report - WSJ