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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Bad Headline: 7/1 We Apologize

7/1/2011 Bean backs up and rehires some of these people back after independent review.

We apologize for the misleading headline based on initial original story.

L.L. Bean rehires fired workers, apologizes

By Bonnie Washuk, Staff Writer

Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am
3 Comments FREEPORT — Outdoor retailer L.L. Bean has rehired four Lewiston workers it fired for buying a $169 leather tote bag for $19, an incorrect price listed on the company's website.
A spokeswoman said Thursday that the company has apologized to the workers and will pay them lost wages. They will resume working “as soon as their schedules allow,” Public Affairs Manager Carolyn Beem said.
She said the company will create a new policy on what workers should do if they see a price that could be wrong.
The workers were rehired after the company completed an independent review of personnel decisions, Beem said in a prepared statement.

http://www.sunjournal.com/city/story/1054144

L.L. Bean releases employees for workplace misconduct

By Staff report

Jun 22, 2011 12:00 am

FREEPORT — L.L. Bean fired several employees for “workplace misconduct” Tuesday, according to a company spokeswoman.
The company fired “less than a handful” of workers, Carolyn Beem said. She declined to say how many employees were terminated or to give specific reasons for the firings. The company could not discuss personnel issues, she said.
Several employees said the firings stemmed from a mistake on the company's website two weeks ago, listing the sale price for a leather tote bag at $19.99 rather than $119.99. A number of employees who ordered the tote bag for themselves were later put on paid administrative leave before being fired Tuesday, the employees said.
An L.L. Bean employee who was not affected by the firings but asked that her name not be used for fear of losing her job, said as many as 15 people were released from the company's Lewiston call center Tuesday, some of them longtime veterans of the outdoor wear manufacturer.

http://www.sunjournal.com/city/story/1049739