What kind of legal protection can a worker “paid under the table” expect?
How could an American have standing before the courts if he agreed with an employer to cheat the US government out off certain fees, namely income taxes...
Surely there should be no legal recourse, if during the commision of a crime, in this case tax evasion, the co-conspirators have a financial disagreement?
Even Al Capone was not above the law and was brought to justice due to his habit of not paying his taxes, rather than his responsibility for many murders and robberys....
The IRS still takes a dim view to slackers when it comes to the government coffers...
And yet again, an illegal alien is afforded a free pass on a felony?
What felony? Working without papers, and even being in the country without proper documents may be a deportable ADMINISTRATIVE offense, but by no means is a felony. It’s the employer’s responsibility to withhold taxes (there’s no indication these guys were not going to declare their income in the news item) and the employer is the only one committing a crime.
Besides which, stiffing workers is really, really scuzzy.