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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 7699994" data-attributes="member: 11821">I'll grant there are lots of ways to abuse the law. I can't see this as being one of them. "My employer has wronged me" is, in fact, one of the reasons we have a civil system of justice in the first place."Personal gain" is a really tricky standard. Of course there's personal gain in a civil suit; that's how the courts implement punishments and compensate victims. Expecting these judges to give up compensation for being mistreated is unfair to the plaintiffs. At the least, they deserve their back-pay, and at most some extra for WotC's malfeasance in not paying them in the first place.It's unreasonable to assert that everyone with a job should know the legal landscape that this case falls into. Private individuals don't have the necessary background or capacity to bone up on such a tricky legal minefield as employment law.In fact, quite the contrary, I think it would be a reasonable assumption on their part that WotC/Hasbro has taken a look at it all and decide it's obviously on the up-and-up. This is an error, but it's an error that WotC/Hasbro has certainly tried to sell, given the various contracts and certifications required to be a judge. As for the corporate lawyers, of course it's their responsibility to keep up on risk and liability. This was a big risk and potential liability. Their inaction and inattention to the laws surrounding volunteering may cost WotC some money, here. It's not the judges' fault that WotC/Hasbro's lawyers didn't do their homework, or gambled on getting away with it.e: So, yes, ignorance of the law is important. It means it's totally reasonable for the judges - now that they have been made aware of the law - to file suit about it.  It's also important because WotC/Hasbro has an actual duty as the employer in this case to know the relevant laws and behave accordingly.</blockquote>

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