“Illegal” can be a tricky word when talking about private-party civil liability, because it can conjure up violation of criminal or at least public-regulatory law.
Also, I wouldn’t assume all low-wage workers even have an employment contract. Often, US employers really don’t want their employee handbooks characterized as an employment contract because that would give employees more rights.
Suing an individual activist or a tiny org in tort or contract law can easily backfire via the Streisand effect. Anyone with serious money may be savvy enough not to cross the line into conduct that would impose liability on them or their org. Generally can’t go after the media for republishing the info in the US; it isn’t defamatory.
“Illegal” can be a tricky word when talking about private-party civil liability, because it can conjure up violation of criminal or at least public-regulatory law.
Also, I wouldn’t assume all low-wage workers even have an employment contract. Often, US employers really don’t want their employee handbooks characterized as an employment contract because that would give employees more rights.
Suing an individual activist or a tiny org in tort or contract law can easily backfire via the Streisand effect. Anyone with serious money may be savvy enough not to cross the line into conduct that would impose liability on them or their org. Generally can’t go after the media for republishing the info in the US; it isn’t defamatory.