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Like most cases that make the Supreme Court’s docket, the question posed in Mohawk Industries v. Williams, et al is a smaller piece needed to complete the puzzle in a much larger legal battle. When the court hands down its decision, it will only be ruling whether Mohawk, the country’s second largest rug and carpet manufacturer, and temporary employment agencies with which the company worked constitute an enterprise under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (rico) Act.By itself that doesn’t seem like much. But that decision, in turn, will determine if former Mohawk employees were right to sue the company for back wages and damages under RICO, a suit that could cost the company millions and open the door to any number of similar actions taken against other employers, including quick-service restaurants.
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Friday, June 30, 2006
The Case Against Illegal Hiring
