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NLRB Withdraws Claims That Tim Cook's Anti-Leak Email Violated Labor Laws

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is no longer targeting Apple for a 2021 email that Apple CEO Tim Cook sent to employees, reports Bloomberg. The NLRB said that it is withdrawing most of the claims in a complaint that accused Cook of violating U.S. labor law by warning employees about leaking confidential information.

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Cook sent the email in 2021, stating that Apple was working to identify people who had leaked information, and that such people do not belong at Apple. Cook's email followed a leaked Apple meeting that included topics like pay equity and working from home.

The NLRB said that Apple's rules around leaks "tend to interfere with, restrain or coerce employees" from the exercise of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act.

Claims that Apple broke the law by imposing confidentiality rules and surveilling workers are being withdrawn.

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Top Rated Comments

CapitalIdea Avatar
27 weeks ago

Guess that golden plateau gift paid off...
No, it was a losing case. Reminding employees not to leak trade secrets and product plans is perfectly normal and claiming it’s some kind of microaggression or some such is stupid.
Score: 43 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Plutonius Avatar
27 weeks ago
The National Labor Relations Board in 2021 thought that warning employees against releasing classified information was in violation of people's rights ?

Was this actually a serious lawsuit ?
Score: 32 Votes (Like | Disagree)
27 weeks ago
Guess that golden plateau gift paid off...
Score: 32 Votes (Like | Disagree)
27 weeks ago
I've worked in corporate under NDA's. You leak, you're fired. Basic contract law. All these leaks today? Steve Jobs ruled with an iron fist and would have terminated them all, as should be done.
Score: 31 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Schizoid Avatar
27 weeks ago
Paul O’Grady looks right p*ssed off doesn’t he?!
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
centauratlas Avatar
27 weeks ago
The NLRB was way out of bounds with this, it is about time they pulled it.
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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