Not sure where you read that $22.10 is a starting pay at the Iola plant. That's nearly $10 higher than starting pay for maintenance, close to if not *the* highest-paid hourly wage workers at the plant. It's also several dollars higher than the *max* pay for Leads, which the residents are not allowed to do because it requires them to access the Internet outside of what is legally allowed. Whatever, if any, positions starting out at that pay, they are not staffed by the residents. The wage is also set by KDOL, though that doesn't remove culpability from Russell Stover as they're aware of the circumstances under which the residents are working, it does mean that the company actually cannot pay them more without a new review by the DOL.
Faced With Worker Shortage at Kansas Facility, Russell Stover Turns to Prison Labor
"Unwilling to pay workers a living wage, Russell Stover turns to legal slavery."
Dystopia :)
Not sure where you read that $22.10 is a starting pay at the Iola plant. That's nearly $10 higher than starting pay for maintenance, close to if not *the* highest-paid hourly wage workers at the plant. It's also several dollars higher than the *max* pay for Leads, which the residents are not allowed to do because it requires them to access the Internet outside of what is legally allowed. Whatever, if any, positions starting out at that pay, they are not staffed by the residents. The wage is also set by KDOL, though that doesn't remove culpability from Russell Stover as they're aware of the circumstances under which the residents are working, it does mean that the company actually cannot pay them more without a new review by the DOL.