Apple sued over employee searches

Posted on: Fri, 08/09/2013 - 21:45 By: Tom Swiss

From the "Apple delenda est" department:

Apple workers file lawsuit for lost wages due to bag searches (GigaOM)

Former employees at Apple stores in New York and Los Angeles have filed a class action suit, claiming the iPhone maker required them to stand in line for up to 30 minutes every shift and wait for a manager to search their bags.

According to a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, the searches result in Apple workers being deprived of around $1,500 a year in unpaid wages: