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How your employer uses perks like wellness programs, phones and free food to control your life

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon
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Companies offer all sorts of benefits and extras to attract the most favored workers, from health care and stock options to free food. But all those perks come at a price: your freedom.

There’s a reason labor historians call these perks “welfare capitalism,&rdquo...

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