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Apple Facing Class Action Lawsuit From 20,000 Employees Over Alleged Labor Code Violations

Ambulance chasing lawyers are going from retailer to retailer filing these in California. It's been going on for years. They will settle out of court, these employees will get $20 and the lawyers will walk alway with a new Bentley. Retailers should up and leave California and their crazy labor laws...but that won't happen as these things are just part of the cost of doing business in California. Let's hope they pass the cost to consumers in California too.
 
There seems to be two types of people in this thread- those that give Apple a pass for breaking the law, and those that salivate over another opportunity to express their disdain for Apple.

Maybe it's okay to just say that Apple should be punished for this and leave it at that?
 
Tubamajuba said:
There seems to be two types of people in this thread- those that give Apple a pass for breaking the law, and those that salivate over another opportunity to express their disdain for Apple.

Maybe it's okay to just say that Apple should be punished for this and leave it at that?
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Might have just been better if they hadn't had done it in the first place.
 
henryhbk said:
Seriously as a doctor, 5 hours is playtime. I do get pretty cranky after 18 though...
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Right! I've been in surgery for more than 5 hours at a time..... Of course those 20+ shifts are always a good time huh.

Bjb568 said:
Meh... I don't see anything an ice cream cone can't fix. Boo hoo, little spoiled kids and their labor laws.
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Yeah no need for those... Heck let's make it so 9 year old kids can get back on the assembly line making $0.10 an hour pulling 15 hour days.... Yeah boo hoo little spoiled kids. FFS are you serious? Guess you don't have a clue about the labor history here in the good ol US of A.

horsebattery said:
The amount of comments here disregarding the employees' claims here is staggering. Putting aside that labor laws exist for a reason, it's laughable that these allegations are simply put down so easily. Did [those that commented that way] even bother to read through the story? Or is this one of those cases where the blame would be piled on other companies other than Apple? :rolleyes:

Edit: Added the quotes. Holy crap they just keep coming.
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No need trying to get through to those people.... most probably haven't had to actually "work" a day in their lives... I don't mean they don't have a job but those that have had to "work" for a living know what I mean.

lolkthxbai said:
Exactly, no pity for people that can't respect themselves enough to fight for what is owed to them.
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I know right.... flex your rights or lose them. Most would rather stand around and let things happen to them instead of making things happen for them.

singhjeet29 said:
Oh no, 5 hours straight without a meal break.
I work 12 hours without any break. :rolleyes:
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If you work for a company that is legit you are being screwed and they are breaking the law. In a 12 hour shift you are legally allowed 2 15 min paid breaks and one 1/2 hour non paid lunch break. Law is the law is the law.... IF you're not taking them they can be punished...IF they are not giving you the breaks they can be punished. Either way the company (if you work for one) is breaking the law. If you work for yourself then do what you will... but if that's the case you're making a different argument.

themachugger said:
Sadly, this is what you get for staffing your workforce with a bunch of lazy, directionless millennials.
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As apposed to an awesome person like yourself? Laws are there for a reason..... even your daddy apple needs to follow them.

richardsonrs said:
Poor little twenty year olds can't sit or stand in an air conditioned store and talk for 5 hours straight?? The horror !! Count me in the group that thinks America's youth is a bunch of weenies
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Are you a labor law lawyer? Doesn't sound like it but I thought I'd ask just in case.
 
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Labor laws serve a purpose

But this isn't it. 5 hours without a meal break isn't what the labor laws are there to stop. Most labor laws don't even cover how many hours can be worked before a break is required. They aren't breaking any laws. Labor laws are there to protect gross negligence in the treatment of employees i.e. forcing employees to work the whole shift of 8 hours or more without any breaks at all, Poor or unsafe working conditions and the like.

Poor little twenty year olds can't sit or stand in an air conditioned store and talk for 5 hours straight?? The horror !! Count me in the group that thinks America's youth is a bunch of weenies
 
themachugger said:
Sadly, this is what you get for staffing your workforce with a bunch of lazy, directionless millennials.
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Actually, this is what you get for breaking the law. If you get pulled over for speeding, do you accuse the cop of being a "lazy, directionless millennial"? Just follow labor laws, it's not that hard.
 
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I think if the Foxconn employees read about how people are coming a lawsuit about not having a lunch break after 5 hours they would laugh pretty hard. And people wonder why all our jobs are going overseas lol
 
richardsonrs said:
But this isn't it. 5 hours without a meal break isn't what the labor laws are there to stop. Most labor laws don't even cover how many hours can be worked before a break is required. They aren't breaking any laws. Labor laws are there to protect gross negligence in the treatment of employees i.e. forcing employees to work the whole shift of 8 hours or more without any breaks at all, Poor or unsafe working conditions and the like.

Poor little twenty year olds can't sit or stand in an air conditioned store and talk for 5 hours straight?? The horror !! Count me in the group that thinks America's youth is a bunch of weenies
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You are entirely wrong. In my state of Va. You are required to allow an employee a 15 minute break after 4 hours. 20 after 5 hours and a half hour and one 15 after 7 hours.

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b0nd18t said:
I think if the Foxconn employees read about how people are coming a lawsuit about not having a lunch break after 5 hours they would laugh pretty hard. And people wonder why all our jobs are going overseas lol
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So because laws require businesses to respect their employees and treat them as humans is why they are going overseas? Are you mentally disabled? You honestly think the reason jobs are going overseas are because of reasons like this? Do some research and become better informed.
 
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diazj3 said:
I doubt it.
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Healthcare professionals are exempt from a lot of labour codes (at least where I live). And yes I do work 12 hour days with no sanctioned breaks. Most days are busy and I really don't get any breaks. 5 hours just seems paltry to me, it's 8 hours (to get a meal break) where I live, but this is California's law and they have every right to fight it.
 
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Joelist said:
Five whole hours without a break? Poor babies. Those of us who routinely go 8+ without one really feel for them....
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So, because you work in "semi-slavery", you think everybody should be treated the same? Way to go! Next step: working just for food and shelter, because that's what real men do! :rolleyes::D


PS: Joelist, I am curious, how is life in Foxconn? Any suicide last week? Do you have a blurry photo of the iPhone 6 to share? ;)
 
Tubamajuba said:
There seems to be two types of people in this thread- those that give Apple a pass for breaking the law, and those that salivate over another opportunity to express their disdain for Apple.

Maybe it's okay to just say that Apple should be punished for this and leave it at that?
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If this were Samsung or Google I guarantee you those who are siding with Apple on this would be saying how "evil" the company truly is. Apple violated labor laws. Plain and simple.

diazj3 said:
I doubt it. If so... what are you doing reading MR? get back to work!!!

But nice try on attempting a Ronald Rumsfeld.

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But, if you do, either you have the worst job ever - and come here to brag about it (not too smart)... or you are an incredibly inefficient and unproductive person. Either way, it's not something you should be boasting about... or trying to drag everyone else to.

cheers!
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*cough*Donald Rumsfeld*cough*

But you were close! ;)
 
richardsonrs said:
But this isn't it. 5 hours without a meal break isn't what the labor laws are there to stop. Most labor laws don't even cover how many hours can be worked before a break is required. They aren't breaking any laws. Labor laws are there to protect gross negligence in the treatment of employees i.e. forcing employees to work the whole shift of 8 hours or more without any breaks at all, Poor or unsafe working conditions and the like.

Poor little twenty year olds can't sit or stand in an air conditioned store and talk for 5 hours straight?? The horror !! Count me in the group that thinks America's youth is a bunch of weenies
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Might want to actually read the lawsuit first - might help clear up with what it's actually is about. (And also check up on what labor laws mean - they vary throughout the country, and gross negligence isn't a good description of what their purpose is).
 
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