Satirical piece: Department of Labor jokingly targets workers getting paid for their labor
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The Onion Staff
4d ago· 2 min readen
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Summary
A satirical article from The Onion-style publication reporting that the U.S. Department of Labor has announced plans to crack down on people receiving payment for their work, treating standard employment compensation as a form of workplace corruption. The piece humorously describes the government's supposed new stance against the "practice of receiving money for services."
Key quotes
· 2 pulledFor far too long, the practice of receiving money for services has gone unchecked, and today we're turning over evidence to the attorney general so that individuals complicit in such activities can be prosecuted.
Americans found guilty of accepting paychecks, healthcare benefits, retirement fund co
WASHINGTON—Adopting a tougher stance against the increasingly widespread form of workplace corruption, U.S. Department of Labor officials announced plans Thursday to crack down on people getting paid for their work. “For far too long, the practice of rece
