Does Yelp have to pay people who submit reviews, on the theory that they are legally ’employees’?

The Volokh Conspiracy 2015-08-17

Summary:

Last week, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit that claims that Yelp has to pay people who submit reviews, on the theory that they are legally “employees.” From Jeung v. Yelp, Inc (some paragraph breaks added): Defendant Yelp, Inc. operates a popular website that describes itself as “the best way to find great local […]

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Cyberlaw » The Volokh Conspiracy

Tags:

freedom of speech employment law

Authors:

Eugene Volokh

Date tagged:

08/17/2015, 19:13

Date published:

08/17/2015, 18:53