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McGraw Hill Rejects Calls to Stop Charging Its Freelancers a Fee in Order to Get Paid

Leave a Comment / Freelance, labor / By max cyril

The revelation that McGraw Hill (MH), a multibillion-dollar educational publishing company, has begun charging its freelancers and independent contractors a fee in order to get paid has prompted a wave of public outrage, along with a letter from advocacy groups demanding that the company end the practice. The company’s response: No. Two weeks ago, In These Times reported on the existence of the 2.2% fee that the company …

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At a Major Education Company, Freelancers Must Now Pay a Fee In Order to Get Paid

1 Comment / Education, Freelance / By max cyril

Freelance workers everywhere are subjected to a wide variety of indignities and ripoffs. They are the workers who are most at the mercy of their employers’ whims, and least able to fight back. Now, into the pantheon of freelancer exploitation comes a truly jaw-dropping policy: Forcing freelancers to pay money in order to get paid. McGraw Hill (MH) is …

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After Ruling That McDonald’s Can’t Pay Workers In Bank Cards, The Bank Pays Up

Leave a Comment / wage theft / By max cyril

Paying employees through prepaid debit cards that incur fees when workers try to withdraw their cash is illegal in Pennsylvania, a judge ruled Tuesday. The lawsuit targeting a McDonald’s franchisee in the eastern-central part of the state has already prompted a powerful Wall Street bank to voluntarily give money back, a lawyer for the plaintiffs …

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McGraw Hill Rejects Calls to Stop Charging Its Freelancers a Fee in Order to Get Paid

At a Major Education Company, Freelancers Must Now Pay a Fee In Order to Get Paid

After Ruling That McDonald’s Can’t Pay Workers In Bank Cards, The Bank Pays Up

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