"obviously it's going to eventually turn into a legal suit and they're going to lose."
I'm not convinced that's obvious. I'm guessing for every story of "large corporation held to account for breaking wage laws / committing wage theft" there are 5 stories of them not being held to account. (I could be wrong - it could be 2 stories, it could be 10... but I'm willing to bet they get away with it more than they don't.)
Also - is the amount they pay out more than or even equal to what they grabbed, or less? If I read the settlement correctly this means that there won't be a full investigation, e.g. - a deep dive to find out how much money they actually skimmed. This is a settlement so I don't think they ever actually got an absolute tally of how much money was in question.
I'd also consider that the corporation may face consequences but the individuals who green lit the decisions are unlikely to suffer. In fact, by the time the bill comes due, legally, isn't there a good chance the folks have already updated their resume with glowing current numbers and moved on to another company? The time period in question was 2014-2017. How many people are even still at those companies from that time period that made these decisions?
I'm not convinced that's obvious. I'm guessing for every story of "large corporation held to account for breaking wage laws / committing wage theft" there are 5 stories of them not being held to account. (I could be wrong - it could be 2 stories, it could be 10... but I'm willing to bet they get away with it more than they don't.)
Also - is the amount they pay out more than or even equal to what they grabbed, or less? If I read the settlement correctly this means that there won't be a full investigation, e.g. - a deep dive to find out how much money they actually skimmed. This is a settlement so I don't think they ever actually got an absolute tally of how much money was in question.
I'd also consider that the corporation may face consequences but the individuals who green lit the decisions are unlikely to suffer. In fact, by the time the bill comes due, legally, isn't there a good chance the folks have already updated their resume with glowing current numbers and moved on to another company? The time period in question was 2014-2017. How many people are even still at those companies from that time period that made these decisions?