The North Dakota Department of labor claimed a small Bismarck dairy farmer was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate him.
Department of Labor employee:
I need a list of your employees and how much you... more The North Dakota Department of labor claimed a small Bismarck dairy farmer was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate him.
Department of Labor employee:
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 free room 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 $10 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. less
