[meritt]

Alternatively he could just hold their paychecks hostage like Paypal does with everyone else's money.

[rmc]

That really wouldn't last long in court.

[mgkimsal]

Perhaps just like they're not really a "bank", they could try to argue they're not really an "employer", and are really "paying" their workers, so they're not subject to normal behaviors.

[rmc]

Sure, they can claim that all they want. A judge would look at it for about 5 seconds and say "You're an employer." and that would be that.

[FireBeyond]

I don’t feel the parent ever intended his observation to be a sincere suggestion ...

[mgkimsal]

Now you're on the trolley!