Yelp Lawsuit Seeks Wages for Yelpers

- 1 week ago @ newsobserver.com: That's why the owners of the Raleigh shop are concerned about the filtering of online reviews on Yelp, a website that allows customers to rate and review businesses. The site has a practice of filtering reviews and showcasing ones that have been chosen ...

Quoted: Won't work for food — the class-action lawsuit against Yelp

- 3 days ago @ eater.com: According to the suit, Yelp has "devised a system of cult-like rewards and disciplines to motivate" writers in lieu of monetary compensation, including "trinkets, badges, titles, praise, social promotion, free liquor, free food, and free promotional ...- 1 day ago @ searchenginewatch.com: Yelp A lawsuit filed in California is seeking employment…

Yelp Reviewers Sue for 'Unpaid Wages'

- 1 day ago @ mnn.com: A group of Yelp reviewers has filed a class-action suit against the review website, claiming they are really “unpaid writers” and deserve to be paid for their reviews of restaurants and other businesses. Yelp, if you are unfamiliar with it, is a user ...- 3 days ago @ fastcompany.com: A group…

Lawsuit Against Yelp `Ridiculous': Thompson

- 1 day ago @ siliconbeat.com: “Yelp has devised a system of cult-like rewards and disciplines to motivate its non-wage-paid writers to labor without wages or expense reimbursement, in violation of equitable principles and the FLSA [Fair Labor Standard Act], by offering such rewards ...- 2 days ago @ pcmag.com: A group of Yelp reviewers has filed…