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  Re: Brad: A way for almost ANY piece to be sold...
 
In the US I believe it is illegal to employ someone and pay them less than minimum wage, and I believe it is illegal for a for profit company to use someone as a volunteer. I don't make the laws, I just laugh at them. (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Brad: A way for almost ANY piece to be sold...
 
(...) I forgot, there is, or was, a thing called a "training wage". Dunno more about it than that. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Brad: A way for almost ANY piece to be sold...
 
(...) Marginal case. (...) You're joking. Right? Jasper (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Brad: A way for almost ANY piece to be sold...
 
(...) Not intentionally. But it's a joke of a law, though. (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Brad: A way for almost ANY piece to be sold...
 
Followups redirected to lugnet.off-topic.debate (...) Labor laws do allow a person to perform normally paid labour "gratis". This is effectively the same thing as volunteering. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Brad: A way for almost ANY piece to be sold...
 
Jasper Janssen <jasper@janssen.dynip.com> wrote in message news:389fc259.966608...net.com... (...) I don't think so. If someone is working for a company, it should be paid, it should have its social insurance, etc., etc. Same here. Training wage is (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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