Tag: LABOR

We've seen plenty of people lose their jobs over things they post on Facebook. Now, the National Labor Relations Board has stepped to their defense. As the New York Times reports, the NLRB filed a complaint last week against American Medical Response of Connecticut, an ambulance service that fired an employee for posting comments about her boss. The employee, Dawnmarie Souza, allegedly posted a ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Apple sold 300,000 iPads almost immediately after the device's release, and -- after just two months -- the tablet has reached another noteworthy sales milestone. Consumers have reportedly purchased 2 million iPads, a number that has certainly been aided by the gadget's recent European release. The ability for consumers to pay for the ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Apple relished and celebrated its role as an industry outsider for decades, but recent incidents have inspired significant doubts about its anti-corporate, cool-guy attitude. According to Reuters, Apple has now officially overtaken its archenemy Microsoft as the world's leading tech company in terms of market value. Microsoft does ...