Former Apple retail employees in New York and Los Angeles have filed a class action suit claiming that Apple required them to stand in line up to half an hour each shift and wait for a manager to search their bags, resulting in up to $1,500 of unpaid wages each year per employee.
The suit claims that Apple's anti-theft policy and personal package and bag search can cause employees to wait 15 minutes every time they clock out to leave for a lunch break or at the end of a shift.
Employees .. are required to wait in line and be searched for .. merchandise taken without permission and/or other contraband. [...] A large number of Specialists and Managers leave for lunch at the same time and/or end their shift at the same time. This creates lengthy lines and backups .
The suit was filed by Amanda Frlekin, who worked at Apple's Century City store in LA, and Dean Pelle, who was employed at the Soho location in New York. The lawsuit seeks unspecified amount of damages on behalf of thousands of Apple stores around the country.
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The suit claims that Apple's anti-theft policy and personal package and bag search can cause employees to wait 15 minutes every time they clock out to leave for a lunch break or at the end of a shift.
Employees .. are required to wait in line and be searched for .. merchandise taken without permission and/or other contraband. [...] A large number of Specialists and Managers leave for lunch at the same time and/or end their shift at the same time. This creates lengthy lines and backups .
The suit was filed by Amanda Frlekin, who worked at Apple's Century City store in LA, and Dean Pelle, who was employed at the Soho location in New York. The lawsuit seeks unspecified amount of damages on behalf of thousands of Apple stores around the country.
Read More via Gigaom