Brickbat: Punching Back

Consignment sale
operator Rhea Lana Riner has sued the U.S. Department of Labor for
hurting her business. Riner uses volunteers to staff her
consignment sales. In return, the volunteers, mostly retirees and
stay-at-home moms, get the chance to shop
early at the sales. But the Labor Department says Riner is
violating federal law by not paying the volunteers minimum wage. It
told those volunteers they can sue for back wages. None have done
so, but Riner contends the threat of lawsuits has harmed her
business.