[netwanderer3]

How is this legal? They are essentially robbing their employees no? They have effectively converted government actions of bailing out the citizens into bailing out just me and myself only. The authorities should hit them with a big fine.

[downerending]

Employment in the US is generally at-will. Unless there are contracts otherwise, employers can raise or lower pay as they like, subject to few limitations.

That said, they're quite foolish to link this to the stimulus checks. And I suspect a lot of their employees (especially the better ones) will leave.

[sova]

Coordinate a boycott and remove them from the marketplace