Bookshop employee fired for weblog accusation of slavery
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An employee of bookseller chain Waterstone's has been fired for bringing the company into disrepute after he made entries on his weblog site identifying it in code as "B*****dstone's" and accusing it of slavery.
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Paranoia strikes deep A Florida woman who believed she was about to get fired has been accused of deleting $2.5m worth of computer files to seek revenge on her employer.â¦
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Update: A little digging shows the Pennsylvania high schooler in detention is in the doghouse for mouthing off, not for using Firefox, as reported on the web. Turns out the kid altered the scanned detention report, sparking the "punished for using Firefox" story. Look for a retraction from the culprit.
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Prince George's bookseller finds nitch in catering black readers.
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A longtime local government worker is fired after she cooperates with an investigation of sexual harassment allegations against a high-ranking official. The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether federal civil rights law protects employees from such retaliation.
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The author and two associates are accused of violating copyright laws.
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By Jim Fitzgerald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A man who was fired by IBM for visiting an adult chat room at work is suing the company for $5 million, claiming he is an Internet addict who deserves treatment and sympathy rather than dismissal.
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Mariam, a 28-year-old employee at a retail chain in France, went to great lengths to get fired. She knew she wouldn't be eligible for unemployment payments if she simply quit. Mariam asked her company flat-out to fire her, but she was turned down. Then she simply stopped showing up for work. Her wish was granted at last Â she was fired, went on the dole and found a new job six months later.
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Blog: Entertainment company says vendor breached terms of license agreement.
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The famous British department store Harrods said Wednesday it had fired a Santa Claus who made "inappropriate" comments to adult visitors.
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LONDON - The British government has fired 19 civil servants and disciplined more than 200 in an unprecedented crackdown on viewing internet porn at work, officials say.
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p2pnet.net News:- UK civil servants have been fired and &quot;disciplined&quot; in a crackdown on Net porn at work, says Britain&#39;s The Sun newspaper here.
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Pakistani call centres swindle customers Cable and Wireless, the former owner of ISP Bulldog, has blamed a sacked employee for the illegal use of a database containing 100,000 customer details.â¦
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UK record companies today fired the opening salvo in their legal battle with music fans who illegally share tracks on the internet, winning a court order to obtain the names and addresses of 28 people alleged to have given away tens of thousands of tracks
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Â· Best-selling novelist fears for safety over web jibesÂ· Libel case defendant accused of 'jew hating'
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A Georgia couple launches a website to complain about the lousy job a company did putting siding on their house. The company sues, claiming defamation. The case may help clarify the limits of online free speech.
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Game giant sued for failing to pay overtime. Meanwhile, blog sparks flurry of complaints about work conditions in game industry.