If you are going to send labor to jail for noping out of "essential services", you damn well better send a management to jail for failing to plan for staffing essential services. Why do the lowest paid employees carry the highest responsibilities?
The very idea that overtime exists for "essential" services, is insane.
The "go to jail" part seems unrelated to the issue at hand - the company said if the workers also are found in contempt of court (for.. not showing up? or what?) then they could go to jail.
The very idea that overtime exists for "essential" services, is insane.