Hypothetical. Would this be permitted in a US state: long hours, little work, and sub-minimum wage. (please click for details).
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Salary in Texas avoids all that, I can hire you for a salary of 1$ a year and demand you work 60 hours. But you can quit any time
A Texan takes you up on your offer, works for 200 hours, and if you don't pay wt:thon 200 x $7.25 = $1550, thon will sue you.
Presumably if you lose, you might have to pay court and legal fees.
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Largely, it would depend on the state and if they can be classified as tipped service workers or not.
Tipped service workers can be paid as low as $2.13 an hour in some states with the idea that tips bring them up to the minimum.
Federal law
The United States federal government requires a wage of at least $2.13 per hour be paid to employees who receive at least $30 per month in tips.[4] If wages and tips do not equal the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour during any week, the employer is required to increase cash wages to compensate.[5]
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But then it would be illegal since that's prostitution (OP said "US")
I allow other countries in the body of the post.
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A Texan takes you up on your offer, works for 200 hours, and if you don't pay wt:thon 200 x $7.25 = $1550, thon will sue you.
Presumably if you lose, you might have to pay court and legal fees.
They sign other papers in addition to receiving salary.
Usually with very low salary one expects other compensation, besides money: but performing arts and other categories allow legal creativity.
If More questions I may be wrong, such as exact details. But have seen this in real life ( although not me) . Should consult legal expert in Texas state law
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I allow other countries in the body of the post.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_law
Still, too much labor costs, I'd just pay someone to make me a custom Augumented Reality Game. Maybe add some robots if you wanna... "have fun"
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Hypothetical. Would this be permitted in a US state (or DC), or for that matter, Canadian province, Australian state (or NT and Canberra), New Zealand, UK (including Channel Islands and Man), or EU members.
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Let's say an eccentric multi-millionaire wanted to hire 20 people to live in a large building for a year. They have to be in it, or in a large yard on the building’s grounds, for over 6000 hours a year (keeping in mind that a common year (such as 2025) has 24 hrs/day x 365 days = 8760 hours).
While in this building, if they wear anything, they must wear uniforms of a fictional sci-fi story (like Star Trek, Space 1999, or Galaxy Quest) all the time. The uniforms are obvious but not uncomfortable, and are regularly washed. They must wear these uniforms while in the building, on the grounds, or even outside (they can wear less of the uniforms, or wear nothing, for bathing, other bathroom purposes, sleeping, whatever). They have to maintain hygiene. Grooming might be regulated, though probably not. While they have separate cabins, they might be checked for uniformity to the uniform code.
They will be required to improvise act, 6 hours a week, and might be hired to do other work if they wish. For such, they will be paid, say, US$30/hr (or equivalent), but for the rest of the time, they are paid nothing—thus (52 wks/year x 6 hrs/wk x $30/hr
$9 360 minimally per person.While in this building—and in uniform—and aside from the 6 hrs a week—they can do pretty much whatever they wish. This includes reading, listening to music (or any other audio), making music (there's a music room with instruments they can use), watching TV (DVDs and the like), talking, lounging around, spending time on computers and taking whatever they make on computers home. Some effort will be made to get them books, audios, and videos that they want, and they can probably bring a few of their own. There is a large rec room with ping pong, air hockey, and pool tables. Outside is a yard, food garden, ornamental garden, where they can practice gardening skills at their will, as well as a lawn, bushy area where plants grow wild, basketball and tennis courts. They get free meals, and some health care costs are covered.
Aside from the aforementioned paid tasks, they will get only $20 000 each for that year. (i.e. $9 360 + $20 000 = $29 360)
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Would this be allowed?
Thank you.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Hypothetically, yes this would be allowed in the US but they wouldn't be employees. The closest I can think of offhand would be a 1099 contractor or something similar to military enlistment agreements.
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According to this,
wp:Minimum wage in the United States#State
minimum wage in Texas is $7.25/hr.
$7.25 x 6000 hours at the place would be $43 500, or over 1â…“x of what he'd pay them.
$7.25 x 8760 hours in the uniform place would be $63 510, or over twice of what he'd pay them.
Salary also can't be exempt from overtime if the salary works out to less than minimum wage for the hours worked. So only 2080 of the 6000 hours could be minimum wage and the other 3920 would be paid at time and a half.
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Hypothetical. Would this be permitted in a US state (or DC), or for that matter, Canadian province, Australian state (or NT and Canberra), New Zealand, UK (including Channel Islands and Man), or EU members.
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Let's say an eccentric multi-millionaire wanted to hire 20 people to live in a large building for a year. They have to be in it, or in a large yard on the building’s grounds, for over 6000 hours a year (keeping in mind that a common year (such as 2025) has 24 hrs/day x 365 days = 8760 hours).
While in this building, if they wear anything, they must wear uniforms of a fictional sci-fi story (like Star Trek, Space 1999, or Galaxy Quest) all the time. The uniforms are obvious but not uncomfortable, and are regularly washed. They must wear these uniforms while in the building, on the grounds, or even outside (they can wear less of the uniforms, or wear nothing, for bathing, other bathroom purposes, sleeping, whatever). They have to maintain hygiene. Grooming might be regulated, though probably not. While they have separate cabins, they might be checked for uniformity to the uniform code.
They will be required to improvise act, 6 hours a week, and might be hired to do other work if they wish. For such, they will be paid, say, US$30/hr (or equivalent), but for the rest of the time, they are paid nothing—thus (52 wks/year x 6 hrs/wk x $30/hr
$9 360 minimally per person.While in this building—and in uniform—and aside from the 6 hrs a week—they can do pretty much whatever they wish. This includes reading, listening to music (or any other audio), making music (there's a music room with instruments they can use), watching TV (DVDs and the like), talking, lounging around, spending time on computers and taking whatever they make on computers home. Some effort will be made to get them books, audios, and videos that they want, and they can probably bring a few of their own. There is a large rec room with ping pong, air hockey, and pool tables. Outside is a yard, food garden, ornamental garden, where they can practice gardening skills at their will, as well as a lawn, bushy area where plants grow wild, basketball and tennis courts. They get free meals, and some health care costs are covered.
Aside from the aforementioned paid tasks, they will get only $20 000 each for that year. (i.e. $9 360 + $20 000 = $29 360)
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Would this be allowed?
Thank you.
Which country has the world's highest prisoner population?
USA, that's who.
Paid by government for their incarceration, prisons can get nearly free labor from their inmates.
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Hypothetical. Would this be permitted in a US state (or DC), or for that matter, Canadian province, Australian state (or NT and Canberra), New Zealand, UK (including Channel Islands and Man), or EU members.
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Let's say an eccentric multi-millionaire wanted to hire 20 people to live in a large building for a year. They have to be in it, or in a large yard on the building’s grounds, for over 6000 hours a year (keeping in mind that a common year (such as 2025) has 24 hrs/day x 365 days = 8760 hours).
While in this building, if they wear anything, they must wear uniforms of a fictional sci-fi story (like Star Trek, Space 1999, or Galaxy Quest) all the time. The uniforms are obvious but not uncomfortable, and are regularly washed. They must wear these uniforms while in the building, on the grounds, or even outside (they can wear less of the uniforms, or wear nothing, for bathing, other bathroom purposes, sleeping, whatever). They have to maintain hygiene. Grooming might be regulated, though probably not. While they have separate cabins, they might be checked for uniformity to the uniform code.
They will be required to improvise act, 6 hours a week, and might be hired to do other work if they wish. For such, they will be paid, say, US$30/hr (or equivalent), but for the rest of the time, they are paid nothing—thus (52 wks/year x 6 hrs/wk x $30/hr
$9 360 minimally per person.While in this building—and in uniform—and aside from the 6 hrs a week—they can do pretty much whatever they wish. This includes reading, listening to music (or any other audio), making music (there's a music room with instruments they can use), watching TV (DVDs and the like), talking, lounging around, spending time on computers and taking whatever they make on computers home. Some effort will be made to get them books, audios, and videos that they want, and they can probably bring a few of their own. There is a large rec room with ping pong, air hockey, and pool tables. Outside is a yard, food garden, ornamental garden, where they can practice gardening skills at their will, as well as a lawn, bushy area where plants grow wild, basketball and tennis courts. They get free meals, and some health care costs are covered.
Aside from the aforementioned paid tasks, they will get only $20 000 each for that year. (i.e. $9 360 + $20 000 = $29 360)
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Would this be allowed?
Thank you.
Before Trump probably not...now who the fuck knows
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Which country has the world's highest prisoner population?
USA, that's who.
Paid by government for their incarceration, prisons can get nearly free labor from their inmates.
A lot of convicts might volunteer for the conditions I've described.
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Hypothetical. Would this be permitted in a US state (or DC), or for that matter, Canadian province, Australian state (or NT and Canberra), New Zealand, UK (including Channel Islands and Man), or EU members.
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Let's say an eccentric multi-millionaire wanted to hire 20 people to live in a large building for a year. They have to be in it, or in a large yard on the building’s grounds, for over 6000 hours a year (keeping in mind that a common year (such as 2025) has 24 hrs/day x 365 days = 8760 hours).
While in this building, if they wear anything, they must wear uniforms of a fictional sci-fi story (like Star Trek, Space 1999, or Galaxy Quest) all the time. The uniforms are obvious but not uncomfortable, and are regularly washed. They must wear these uniforms while in the building, on the grounds, or even outside (they can wear less of the uniforms, or wear nothing, for bathing, other bathroom purposes, sleeping, whatever). They have to maintain hygiene. Grooming might be regulated, though probably not. While they have separate cabins, they might be checked for uniformity to the uniform code.
They will be required to improvise act, 6 hours a week, and might be hired to do other work if they wish. For such, they will be paid, say, US$30/hr (or equivalent), but for the rest of the time, they are paid nothing—thus (52 wks/year x 6 hrs/wk x $30/hr
$9 360 minimally per person.While in this building—and in uniform—and aside from the 6 hrs a week—they can do pretty much whatever they wish. This includes reading, listening to music (or any other audio), making music (there's a music room with instruments they can use), watching TV (DVDs and the like), talking, lounging around, spending time on computers and taking whatever they make on computers home. Some effort will be made to get them books, audios, and videos that they want, and they can probably bring a few of their own. There is a large rec room with ping pong, air hockey, and pool tables. Outside is a yard, food garden, ornamental garden, where they can practice gardening skills at their will, as well as a lawn, bushy area where plants grow wild, basketball and tennis courts. They get free meals, and some health care costs are covered.
Aside from the aforementioned paid tasks, they will get only $20 000 each for that year. (i.e. $9 360 + $20 000 = $29 360)
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Would this be allowed?
Thank you.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Absolutely. It would be more "allowable" if you didn't call them employees, that's your error here.
People can still sign contracts that dictate their actions. Only allow them the options of uniforms to wear, that's easy. You just have to work out non-financial motivators.
Call it an immersive experience, call it an acting workshop retreat, recruit people you can convince it's all real, say it's a reality show and film it (or don't!). Tons of legal options to not pay people for their time and motivate then to behave a certain way, all without just making it a straight up cult compound situation.
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Absolutely. It would be more "allowable" if you didn't call them employees, that's your error here.
People can still sign contracts that dictate their actions. Only allow them the options of uniforms to wear, that's easy. You just have to work out non-financial motivators.
Call it an immersive experience, call it an acting workshop retreat, recruit people you can convince it's all real, say it's a reality show and film it (or don't!). Tons of legal options to not pay people for their time and motivate then to behave a certain way, all without just making it a straight up cult compound situation.
I mean, it's mimicked in the Sims series, for one. And, that was preceded (& inspired IIRC?) by MTV's Road Rules, etc. There's a lot of content out there to drill into.
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A lot of convicts might volunteer for the conditions I've described.
You think they get a choice?
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Can't imagine astronauts having it much better/worse. Maybe you can find an astronaut's work contract?
astronauts (in the US) are salaried positions well over $100k a year, it is trivially easy to do what OP is asking for a salaried worker but not at the low low rates OP is aiming for
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You think they get a choice?
No, which makes my argument that they aren't like convicts even stronger.
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No, which makes my argument that they aren't like convicts even stronger.
According to the US, they're both convicts and totally-not-slaves at the same time.
