Commentary for Bava Metzia 225:2

וכי שכיר עובר משום בל תגזול התם תרי חזקי הכא חדא חזקה גבי בעל הבית איכא תרי חזקי חדא דאין בעל הבית עובר משום (ויקרא יט, יג) בל תלין וחדא דאין שכיר משהא שכרו והכא חדא חזקה:

— There [in the case of the employer] we have two presumptions [in his favour]; whilst here there is only one. Thus: In respect to the employer there are two presumptions. Firstly, that he will not transgress [the law]. [It] shall not abide all night, etc.; and secondly, that the employee will not permit delay of his payment. But in favour of the employee there is only the one presumption [stated above].

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