Former Apple employees serving in the company to court
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Former employees of Apple stores in New York and Los Angeles have filed a class action lawsuit, which accused the company is that it has forced them to stand up to 30 minutes daily in the queue, waiting for the manager will search their bags.
According to the lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, these searches have led to the fact that Apple employees loses about $ 1,500. annually:
Staff.. We have to wait their turn to be tested... to ensure that they have the goods, taken without permission and / or secretly. [...] A large number of managers and specialists sent to the lunch break and finish the work shift at about the same time. This creates long queues and delays.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Frlekin Amanda (Amanda Frlekin), who worked at the Apple store in a department store Century City in Los Angeles, and Pelle Dean (Dean Pelle), based in New York store in the area Soho. Both worked in the professional positions until this spring, and are now demanding compensation for damages, together with thousands of other Apple employees across the country.
Former workers unanimously claim that Apple rules regarding the "search of personal belongings and bags" leads to that employees spend in lines 5 to 15 minutes each time during the next break, and before leaving work. The lawsuit also alleges that Apple violates the Act on fair labor standards, adopted in New York and California. The size of the necessary compensation is not specified.