Posted: 12/4/2012 2:08:42 PM EDT
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Montana Department of Labor Relations Case The Montana Department of Employment, Division of Labor Relations claimed that a small rancher was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate. AGENT: I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them. RANCHER: Well, let's see, there's my hired hand who's been with me for 3 years now. I started paying him $200 a week, now he gets $400 a week plus free room and board. Then there's the mentally challenged guy. He works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $30 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night so he can cope with life. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally. AGENT: Yeah..That's the guy I want to talk to - the mentally challenged one. RANCHER: That would be me. |