Myspace Layoff Letter Adds Insult to Injury

Written December 4, 2004 - Roger R. Carter 
By Amy Lee

Myspace has recently made a drastic change for the future by following a massive web re-design with a 500-person layoff. According to reports, staffers helped Myspace undergo a complete transformation, converting the previous social network's aesthetics and functionality to a more generic entertainment site, as to end the competition with Facebook. Myspace CEO Mike Jones concluded the layoff with a "goodbye letter thanking fired employees for their help during a 'unique moment' in history," which added insult to injury.

Once again unpaid design/programming overtime may be an issue here, this time at Myspace. Please check out the following article about Myspace Layoff Letter Adds Insult to Injury.

Many employees within this industry, namely designers and developers, find themselves with a misclassification question-exempt vs non exempt employee status. This status is important when dealing with overtime issues because many exempt employees believe they are not entitled to wage recovery. To find out more about potential exempt job titles and qualification for unpaid wage recovery please visit  http://www.carterlawfirm.net/practice-areas/non-exempt-professionals/index.html.

If you or anyone you know have been employed by Myspace, or any similar company, and have experienced unpaid overtime or job title misclassification (working over 40hrs per week as a salaried employee to complete a design job by a deadline while not being paid overtime), please contact the Carter Law Firm.