‘Everyone was bitter about it’: Boss refuses to pay employees for mandatory work trip

There are so many problematic layers to this tale of a horrible boss and her underpaid employees. Not only were they pressured to attend a mandatory unpaid work trip, but also they were threatened with retaliation if they failed to go. Furthermore, when the employees arrived, they learned that they were expected to share hotel rooms with their coworkers. And here comes the best part: in each room, two coworkers were given one bed to share. It doesn't get more lawsuit-worthy than that.

Now, did I mention that the place of work is a school? That's right. The boss in question was the principal of a Montessori school (no surprise there), and the employees forced to share beds and rooms were teachers. The fact that they were forced to endure these conditions is one thing. The fact that they were not paid for their time is another thing. And the fact that they were teachers working in an already underpaid and undervalued profession is a whole other layer on top of it all!