Deuteronomy 24:14-15
“You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers, or one of your foreigners who are in your land within your gates. You shall give him his hire in his day, before the sun goes down, for he is poor, and sets his heart on it; lest he cry against you to Yahweh, and it be sin to you.”
This passage comes from Deuteronomy, a book written as a series of speeches by Moses to the Israelites before they entered the Promised Land. It lays out laws for a just society, often reiterating and expanding on earlier laws given at Mount Sinai, preparing them for communal life in their new home.
What systems or practices might help ensure that those most dependent on their daily earnings are paid fairly and on time in today's economy?