The Nebraska Department of Labor claimed a small Gibbon farmer was not
paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate
him.
Department of Labor agent
I need a list of your employees and
how much you pay them.
Farmer:_ Well, there's my farm hand who's been with me for 3 years. I
pay him $200 a week plus Reviewee room and board.
Then there's the mentally challenged worker. He works about 18 hours
every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about
$20 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of
bourbon every Saturday night so he can cope with life. He also sleeps
with my wife occasionally.
_Department of Labor employee:_ That's the guy I want to talk to...the
mentally challenged one.
_Farmer:_ That would be me.
paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate
him.
Department of Labor agent
I need a list of your employees and
how much you pay them.
Farmer:_ Well, there's my farm hand who's been with me for 3 years. I
pay him $200 a week plus Reviewee room and board.
Then there's the mentally challenged worker. He works about 18 hours
every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about
$20 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of
bourbon every Saturday night so he can cope with life. He also sleeps
with my wife occasionally.
_Department of Labor employee:_ That's the guy I want to talk to...the
mentally challenged one.
_Farmer:_ That would be me.