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That article doesn't give NEAR enough info about the WHO that is bringing this to the floor.
Here's the bill
.... sponsor by Representative Phillip Pratt [R]
Wait, whats this?
No....it can't be he is a business owner that just wants to treat his workers like garbage, can it?
Maybe this is just a similarly named company with nothing to do with Representative Phillip Pratt [R]
Or maybe its undoubtedly the same Representative Phillip Pratt [R]
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I wonder if his employees know he put forth this legislation and that their basic human needs are on the chopping block for this guy's extra pocket money.
The good news is, the company is getting flooded with one star reviews on Yelp because of this.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/pratts-lawn-and-landscape-georgetown
They responded to all of the reviews saying politics are not relevant and they are reporting the review to yelp. Even on an old review that said they never showed up What a piece of shit.
"Hurting our hard working employees is the exclusive privilege of our company owner and sponsor of the bill you're complaining about, Representative Phillip Pratt [R]" /s
Asshole. He can't do that to the Angie's List reviews though.
That last one was kept on. One note on Yelp that I did find ironic:
Yelp apparently does not trust consumers to let them know of owners supporting inhumane working conditions.
there are now some totally real 5 star reviews coulden't even be bothered to use a name other than evan s
edit: was gunna post a review but they are blocking reviews how convinient
So that looks like it could be this employee of that landscaping company:
...and...
This could be THIS employee of that landscaping company:
I wonder if Yelp has policies against employees posting fake review?
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That would indeed be against policy.
https://www.yelp-support.com/article/When-should-I-report-a-review?l=en_US
I reported those reviews since they are almost certainly employees. Feel free to visit their IG:
https://www.instagram.com/prattslawnandlandscape