Rigged: How port trucking companies got away with dodging millions in penaltieshttp://rigged.usatoday.com
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In Part 2, we told you how your favorite brands, like Costco and Target, ignored labor abuses to keep prices low.https://usat.ly/2sYEjWM
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Today we have more: a story about how truck companies got caught and still found ways to avoid paying penalties.https://usat.ly/2yOIupk
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The companies were ordered to repay their drivers millions. Instead, they began shifting assets to relatives and business associates.pic.twitter.com/qSVZJ8XbYs
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Many then declared bankruptcy, making it harder for drivers to collect. Often drivers feel pressure to accept lowball settlements.
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While drivers went broke waiting get paid, some company owners continued to live large: Luxury cars. Rolexes. Private jets.
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