Overstock.com Clarifies That It Has Accommodated Employee Requests for Time Off to Participate in Salt Lake City Rally, Contrary to Press Reports

SALT LAKE CITY, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Overstock.com issued the following statement today:

"Recent press reports misrepresented Overstock.com's policy regarding employees taking time off to participate in the immigrants' rights rally scheduled for this week. Those who want to take time off from work to participate in the rally are and always were subject to our normal Personal Time Off benefits which require employees to request the time off and get manager approval. As always, approvals have been granted on a first-come- first-serve basis, and we accommodate as many requests as we possibly can without jeopardizing operations."

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