Florida-based company ordered to pay $73,000 after it fired a remote employee who refused to keep his webcam on all day

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Can remote workers be forced to keep their webcams on? One employee of a Florida company was fired for turning his off — but a Dutch court has ruled he was dismissed unfairly.

Young freelancer business man working at home in home officeA Dutch court ruled that a Florida-based company owes a remote employee $73,000 for wrongful termination.

A court ruled that a Florida-based company owes a remote worker $73,000 after the company fired him for refusing to keep his webcam on. Three days later, on August 26, the virtual employee was fired for"refusal to work" and"insubordination," according to the court documents.

 

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