History of Apple Labor Lawsuits
Major Cases
Retail Bag Searches: Frlekin v Apple (2020)
- Hours Worked
- https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2020/s243805.html
- https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/09/02/15-17382.pdf
Anti-Poaching & Pay Suppression: Hariharan v Apple (2015)
- Unfair Competition; Cartwright Act; Business & Professional Code §16600
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120112153554/http://www.lieffcabraser.com/media/pnc/7/media.797.pdf
- https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-google-others-settle-anti-poaching-lawsuit-for-415-million/
- https://www.cnet.com/news/lawsuit-accuses-apple-others-of-fixing-worker-pay/
Embezzlement Whistleblower: Banko v Apple (2013)
- Violation of Dodd-Frank Act; Wrongful Termination; Retaliation; Breach of Employment Contract; Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith & Fair Dealing
- https://www.leagle.com/decision/inadvfdco150220001008
- https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/3:2013cv02977/267632/38/
Anti-Poaching & Pay Suppression: DOJ v Apple Computer (2010)
- Antitrust: Anticompetitive Employee Solicitation Agreements
- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-requires-six-high-tech-companies-stop-entering-anticompetitive-employee
Employment Discrimination: Patterson v Apple Computer (2005)
- Racal Discrimination; Harassment; Sexual Orientation Discrimination; Retaliation; Defamation; Invasion of Privacy; Wrongful Termination
- http://ca.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20050919_0000386.NCA.htm/qx
- https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/59146c61add7b0493430f019
Labor News
2021
- #AppleToo: employees organize and allege harassment and discrimination, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/03/appletoo-apple-employees-organize-allege-harassment-discrimination
- Apple Fires Employee Behind AppleToo Internal Organizing Effort, https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2021/10/15/apple-fires-employee-behind-appletoo-internal-organizing-effort/
- Apple employee who led #AppleToo organizing effort says she was fired, https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/tech/apple-appletoo-organizer-janneke-parish/index.html
- Former Apple employee who claims she was fired for #AppleToo organizing files NLRB complaint, cnn.com/2021/11/03/tech/apple-appletoo-janneke-parrish-nlrb-complaint/index.html
2016
- Leaked Emails From Apple Employees Detail Workplace Sexism, https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/09/123254/apple-sexism-employee-emails-sexual-harassment
- Leaked Apple emails reveal employees' complaints about sexist, toxic work environment, https://www.mic.com/articles/154169/leaked-apple-emails-reveal-employees-complaints-about-sexist-toxic-work-environment
- This is the 'Rape Joke' That's Rocking Apple, https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-rape-joke-thats-rocking-apple-1786630339
- Apple responds to campus sexism allegations, says it has investigated & taken action, https://9to5mac.com/2016/09/17/apple-sexism-allegations-response/
- Apple says it has investigated recent allegations of sexism on campus and ‘actions have been taken’, https://www.vox.com/2016/9/16/12945114/apple-responds-sexism-allegations
- Apple’s diversity report is better than that of most tech companies — with one exception, https://www.vox.com/2016/8/7/12386404/apple-tech-diversity-report
- Apple investigated, took action against alleged sexism at Cupertino headquarters, https://appleinsider.com/articles/16/09/16/apple-investigated-took-action-against-sexism-at-cupertino-headquarters
Indexes
- https://www.ashleygjovik.com/apple-labor-coverage.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Apple_Inc.#Labor_practices
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_worker_organizations
Surveillance & Intimidation News
- Gizmodo: Apple Gestapo: How Apple Hunts Down Leaks, https://gizmodo.com/apple-gestapo-how-apple-hunts-down-leaks-5427058
- They'll squash you like a bug': how Silicon Valley keeps a lid on leakers, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/16/silicon-valley-internal-work-spying-surveillance-leakers
- Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/technology/ebay-cockroaches-stalking-scandal.html
- How Walmart Keeps an Eye on Its Massive Workforce. The retail giant is Always watching. https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-walmart-union-surveillance/
- The One Lie That Brought Down Walmart's PR Chief, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-09-16/the-one-lie-that-brought-down-walmarts-pr-chief-i05pwap7
- Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies, https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harvey-weinsteins-army-of-spies
- Amazon Hired Pinkertons to Union Bust, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amazon-hired-pinkertons-to-union-bust/id1441708044?i=1000501203329
- In Aftermath of Zoom Dick Fiasco, Believer Staffers Say, Bosses Used Public Records Law Against Them, https://www.vice.com/en/article/4av3xj/after-believer-zoom-dick-fiasco-unlv-workers-allege-public-records-intimidation
- Your boss is watching: How AI-powered surveillance rules the workplace, https://www.politico.eu/article/ai-workplace-surveillance-facial-recognition-software-gdpr-privacy/
Apple Employee Anti-Privacy Policy
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