A federal court has denied a defendant-employer’s request that plaintiffs sift through and turn over all their social media posts made during their work hours in an FLSA collective action in which the plaintiffs claim their employer failed to give them meal breaks. How did that happen? I thought you’d never ask.
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Social Media Firing of the Week. (Final Score: God 10 – Waitress 0)
By Brian Hall on
The Internet is burning up this morning with the story of an Applebee’s waitress who was fired for posting on Reddit, a social news and entertainment site, the receipt from a customer who gave her no tip on a $35.00 check, writing "I give God 10% why do you get 18?" Unfortunately, the waitress did…
ADA Amendments Act Passed by House and Senate; President Expected to Sign Bill
By Porter Wright on
On Wednesday, September 17, by voice vote, the House of Representatives approved the Senate version of the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) (S.3406), which the Senate had unanimously approved last week. The White House immediately issued a statement stating that President Bush looks forward to signing the bill into law. Once signed, the ADAAA will take effect on January 1, 2009.
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