It appears some of LinkedIn’s employees were working “off the clock” and not getting paid for overtime, which is illegal under federal wage law.
Corporate conductAllegation
LinkedIn is accused of marketing Premium subscriptions
LinkedIn is accused of marketing Premium subscriptions through a Civil Investigative Demand for documents on marketing, job posting verification, and job promotion practices.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he opened an investigation into LinkedIn over allegations the company advertised and profited from fake or misleading job opportunities.
Paxton investigates LinkedIn over allegations of 'ghost job' postings - KVIA
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into LinkedIn, alleging the employment platform may be misleading job seekers who pay for premium subscriptions by advertising "ghost jobs" that are not genuine job postings.
The attorney general's office has issued LinkedIn a Civil Investigative Demand seeking documents, data and internal communications related to how the company markets Premium subscriptions, verifies job postings and promotes jobs on its platform.
LinkedIn faces Texas investigation over alleged ‘ghost job’ listings
The investigation centers on whether LinkedIn misled consumers by promoting Premium subscription services while hosting job postings that were not tied to active hiring.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into LinkedIn over allegations that the professional networking platform advertised and profited from fake or misleading job listings, commonly referred to as “ghost jobs.”
Workplace equityConfirmed
LinkedIn fails to comply with Executive Order 11246
LinkedIn failed to comply with Executive Order 11246 from March 1, 2015, to March 1, 2017.
“In 2021 we conducted an ‘equal pay analysis’ and found that globally, for every $1.00 earned by men, our female employees earn $0.999. In the US, our employees of color earn $1.00 for every $1.00 earned by our white employees,” LinkedIn said.
A routine Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ compliance evaluation found that – from March 1, 2015, through March 1, 2017 – LinkedIn failed to comply with Executive Order 11246.