Picture this: you’re a protective older sibling, and you find out your teenage sister’s boss is forcing her to work unpaid overtime. What would you do? One 22-year-old decided to help their sister report the shady employer to the Department of Labor, despite knowing their parents might disapprove. The result? A family feud that has everyone questioning who’s in the right here. Let’s dive into the story!
Sister’s Summer Job

Breaking the Rules

Boss’s Demands

Wage Theft

Under-reporting Hours

Protective Sibling Steps In

Reporting the Boss

Texting the Boss

Boss’s Confession

Reporting to the Department of Labor ️

Justice Served ⚖️

Boss Furious

Parents’ Disapproval

Family Feud

Sibling Standoff

Sisterly Support or Overstepping Boundaries? ♀️
So, there you have it: a 22-year-old sibling helps their 16-year-old sister report her employer for wage theft and violating labor laws, only to ignite a family feud. The parents are furious, accusing the older sibling of sabotaging their parenting decision to teach responsibility and hard work. But the 22-year-old argues they were just looking out for their sister’s rights. Who’s in the right here? Let’s check out what the internet has to say about this explosive situation!
Teaching someone to be used and not stand up for themselves is a dangerous lesson . Good on OP for teaching their sister to report wage theft and not comply with abuse. #NTA

Standing up for fair pay in the workplace
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Sibling stands up for sister’s wage theft, teaches valuable lesson

Empowering sister to stand up against wage theft.

Breaking free from toxic work culture, but not family drama

Sibling stands up for sister’s rights, calls out parents’ hypocrisy

Sibling stands up against wage theft, parents upset with lesson learned

Empowering comment on standing up to wage theft

Sister reports wage theft with concrete evidence, proves NTA.

Standing up against wage theft, family drama ensues
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Sister reports wage theft, parents don’t believe in government oversight

Sibling stands up against wage theft, sparks family drama

Sibling stands up against wage theft, parents risk losing both kids

Sibling helps sister report wage theft, parents side with manager

Sibling stands up for sister in wage theft case. NTA

Sibling stands up against wage theft, gets threatened. NTA

Teaching sister to value her time, parents are the AHs

Sibling solidarity against wage theft, but parents disapprove

Sibling exposes wage theft, parents enable free child labor

Sibling stands up against wage theft, sparks family drama

Sibling reports wage theft and harassment, parents side with employer

Sibling stands up against wage theft, sparks family drama

Sibling stands up against wage theft, father takes side.

Standing up against wage theft and harassment is important. NTA!

Sibling stands up against wage theft, receives family backlash

Empathetic comment supports sister’s actions against wage theft

Breaking the cycle of employee exploitation.

Sister reports wage theft, sibling supports. Important life skill emphasized

Sibling stands up against wage theft, asks political views humorously

Sibling stands up against wage theft, earns NTA judgement

Sibling stands up against wage theft, sparks family drama

Standing up against wage theft at work.

Sibling stands up against wage theft, sparks family drama

Sibling stands up against wage theft, parents side with employer

Teaching siblings to fight wage theft: NTA wins family feud!

Standing up against wage theft and abuse at work. NTA

Empowering siblings to fight for their labor rights
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Standing up for fair labor laws and family drama ensues

Reporting wage theft: NTA encourages more people to speak up

Sibling stands up for sister against wage theft, parents absent

Sibling stands up against wage theft, parents disagree.

Standing up for your rights at work is important!

Sibling stands up for sister’s rights, teaches valuable lesson.
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Fighting for justice in the workplace
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Sibling stands up against abuse, chooses sister over parents. NTA

Reporting wage theft and child labor laws violation, NTA wins!

Fighting for fair wages sparks family feud. NTA stands firm.

Standing up against wage theft, family drama ensues
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Standing up against wage theft, NTA sibling wins family feud

Breaking the silence on wage theft

Sibling stands up against wage theft, family drama ensues

Former camp director supports reporting wage theft, calls out industry norms.

Teaching responsibility ≠ Allowing wage theft. NTA

Sibling stands up against wage theft, encourages sister’s self-worth

Parenting solidarity! Older sister saves younger from wage theft

NTA exposes employer’s illegal actions, faces family backlash

Standing up against wage theft and bullying is commendable

Sister stands up to wage theft, parents upset. NTA

Breaking free from outdated parental views, NTA wins.

Unions causing family drama?
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Sibling stands up against wage theft, parents side with employer

Parents side with employer against daughter in wage theft case

Standing up against wage theft, commenter challenges family’s values.

Standing up against wage theft leads to family drama

Empowering sister to fight wage theft, despite family drama.

Parent’s skewed priorities worry commenter about 16 y/o’s safety.

Empowering siblings to stand up for each other

Empowering sister to stand up for herself against sucky parents

Sibling reports wage theft, boss retaliates to parents. NTA wins!

Sibling solidarity against wage theft, but family drama ensues!

Sibling reports wage theft, boss speaks to parents. NTA advice.

Sibling stands up against wage theft, family drama ensues. NTA

Sibling stands up against wage theft, parents’ reaction sparks drama

Sibling stands up against wage theft, parents take wrong side

Protecting minors from wage theft: NTA sibling sparks family drama

Sibling stands up against wage theft, sparks family drama

Be a hero! Help your sister escape wage theft

Sibling stands up against wage theft, parents unsupportive

Teaching sister to stand up for her rights at work ✊

Encouraging comment on sister’s learning experience and family drama

Standing up against wage theft sparks family drama. NTA wins!

Sibling stands up against wage theft, but parents cause drama

Sibling support sparks family drama in job wage theft incident

Stranger’s support for sibling standing up against wage theft. NTA
