Comment by the_mitsuhiko
5 months ago
> Wage fixing is when multiple companies agree to set wages at a certain amount.
I am not an expert on wage fixing laws in the US, but I came across a class action on wage fixing a few days ago (Ron Brown et al v JBS USA Food Company et al) where part of what was aledged was the illegal exchange of salary data via surveys [1].
> The Red Meat Industry Compensation Survey conducted by WMS on behalf of the Defendant Processors violated the Safe Harbor Guidelines in at least three ways. First, the Defendant Processors, not WMS, collectively managed and controlled the annual Red Meat Industry Compensation Surveys. Second, those Surveys often contained information about the Defendant Processors’ future compensation plans and practices. Third, Defendant Processors had extensive discussions about the Survey results, including at in-person meetings, during which they disclosed their respective compensation rates, practices, and plans
[1]: https://www.classaction.org/media/brown-et-al-v-jbs-usa-food...
>part of what was aledged was the illegal exchange of salary data via surveys
Alleged doesn't mean illegal. In this case this point never saw court; the sides settled.
And what this claimed to have happened is not what is happening here.
> Alleged doesn't mean illegal
What is alledged is that they did that. And if they did, they would have violated the law from my understanding.
> And what this claimed to have happened is not what is happening here.
That might be, but that's not entirely clear to me. I don't know if what Pave is doing is legal or not, but it seems to me that the line is quite fine and it would be fascinating to see this play out at court.