Court is letting a co. be sued for racketeering for hiring thousands of illegals & dropping wages?

Question

Another key point is that the company hired through a contractor, something they do to shield themselves from liability.

"A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that one of the world's largest carpet makers can be sued under racketeering laws over allegations of hiring thousands of illegal immigrants and depressing wages.

Former and current workers at Dalton-based Mohawk Industries claim they received lower wages than workers at other companies in the Dalton area, which is known as the "Carpet Capital of the World" and home to carpet plants for Shaw Industries, Interface and other companies.

"Other companies in the area not hiring illegal workers pay significantly more," Foster said"

What do you think?

http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=5798776&action=article

Answer 1

The Ball Is Rolling

Answer 2

I think the company was doing what many companies across the U.S. are doing. I'm shocked, frankly, that anyone is doing anything about it. I can't imagine that the illegals would sue, so I'd be interested in knowing who pushed the lawsuit.

The only point of view I have to present is that when you're hired through a temp-service, you are paid a lower wage until the company decides to take you on as a full time employee, if they do. So not only could they get away with lower wages, they also could deny benefits simply by not "hiring".

Answer 3

While the company may not have conspired with the contractor if their costs were lower, and I assume this is why they chose this contractor, there had to be a reason for it.
The very fact that they used the contractor to avoid liability would indicate they knew exactly what was happening.
If not guilty of racketeering they are certainly guilty of conspiracy.

Answer 4

I think that companies like this have encouraged the influx of illegal immigrants and have brought about a certain amount of deterioration of the United States of America

Answer 5

It's about time. No point in blaming the poor slobs in Mexico, impoverished by globalization and American subsidies of agricultural exports, for trying to feed their families by heading north.

If laws were enforced then reality might play a part in NAFTA and other trade negotiations.

Remember how Ross Perot said that US jobs would be "sucked down to Mexico"? They were sucked over to China with the connivance of Government. And Mexican agricultural jobs were sucked up to the USA by subsidies. But no Americans would take the paltry wages on offer.

Answer 6

I think it's great...now if it work then the rest of the company that does the same need to be sue too. If the companies know what is going to happen then they won't hire the illegal and these illegal will go home

Answer 7

They should move all these companies to Mexico and export their products to the U.S.A and sell them at the MADE IN USA price. This will make everyone happy (except the illegal immigrant haters).