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Yelp Class Action to Pay Reviewers As Employees

There's a class action lawsuit against Yelp that posits that reviewers should be paid based on a variety of other legal grounds. Normally Yelp's lawyers just get the cases tossed. This time however, they are resorting to intimidation tactics, calling the plaintiffs and telling them that the lawyer is an ambulance chaser and unethical (yet…

Editorial Staff July 26, 2015

Yelp Lawsuit

That negative online comment could get you sued

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Be careful what you say online; it could get you sued! That's happening to a woman in Virginia after she wrote a negative comment on a business. Jane Perez aired her complaints on contractor Christopher Dietz on Yelp and Angie's List. Now Dietz is coming after her. He sued Perez for $750,000…

Editorial Staff July 30, 2014

News From Around The Web

Complaints, Defamation Cannot Go Ignored by Businesses

For businesses and brands, it is all too easy to put online reputation management on the backburner—but doing so can result in significant damage to the brand's integrity. Such is the thesis of a recent article in Forbes, which underscores the important role of online reputation management in today's increasingly digital world. The Forbes article…

Editorial Staff December 4, 2013