Lawsuit Alleges PETA Skimped Out On The Ethical Treatment Of Their People
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Two things you should know about work environments. The only time it is okay for a lawyer to work at a place where they’re regularly told by management that they’re family when they’re there is in-house at Olive Garden. It should be considered a red flag anywhere else; expect long hours, guilt, and below-market pay. The second is that there actually is a lot that goes into a name. For example, you can expect the folks at PETA to place a premium on ethical behavior, but you should also assume that the lion’s share of it will go towards… lions. According to this recent suit, PETA hasn’t been doing the best job of treating their humans on payroll ethically. Law360 has coverage:
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals implemented an illegal 24/7 on-call policy that cheated social media employees of wages and overtime, and terminated those who complained about it, a former employee said in a lawsuit in California state court.
In a suit filed Monday, Dusty Coupwood said that PETA’s on-call policy requiring employees to constantly check their phones and be available led to a slew of California Labor Code violations, including missed meal and rest breaks, unpaid wages and overtime, and retaliation “against those who dared to challenge these illegal practices.”
Listen. I’m sure it sucks for humans to miss a few meals or whatever, but if that’s what it takes to fight Chick-Fil-A’s viral marketing, so be it.
Skimping on lunch is one thing, but justifying the missing wages, no rest breaks, and retaliation against employees for speaking up is a much harder sell. Someone needs to parade around a “Pay Moar Wagez” sign in front of PETA headquarters.
Ex-PETA Worker Says 24/7 On-Call Policy Ducked Wages [Law360]
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