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Nanny sues boss for $195K over wage theft
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Mon May 30, 2011 CBC News A Ugandan nanny who says she was paid a mere $100 a month over two years is suing her former employer for $195,000, in a case her supporters say highlights rampant mistreatment of low-income and migrant workers. Lilliane Namukasa says she came to Canada in March 2008 to work as a live-in caregiver for a family in Brampton, Ont. Her employment contract called for her to be paid $427.50 a week in regular pay, minus $55 weekly to cover her room and board, plus $17 an hour for any overtime, according to her statement of claim. Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/05/29/toronto-nanny-suing.html |
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