Corporations got some breathing room in late 2014 that will make life for some less worrisome, and more expensive, in the new year.
In a test case focusing on whether workers should be paid for undergoing security checks, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Amazon, which had argued its off-the-clock searches of certain employees didn't merit compensation.
That decision then led almost immediately to the dismissal of a similar case brought by Apple employees. Like dominoes in a row, more such cases brought by workers are bound to fall as well.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
