[Plutarch]

Fining employers sounds easy in principle, but is extremely difficult in practice.

I guess you never heard of the IRS, EEOC, EPA, or any other of myriad Federal agencies who field vast hosts of bureaucrats to, both in principle and practice, harass, fine and prosecute business?

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

I guess you never heard of the IRS, EEOC, EPA, or any other of myriad Federal agencies who field vast hosts of bureaucrats to, both in principle and practice, harass, fine and prosecute business?

Unlike the cases you cited, all the employer needs to do in this case is to stand their ground and fight--and any competent lawyer would tell them to do exactly that.