Not for breaking a contract, but for stealing property. He must accept the consequences of his poor decision to steal.
Chill. You referenced a comparison between Apple retention rates and those of Google &c. Others pointed out that number was possibly skewed by Apple Retail, so the reference you provided maybe wasn't valid for the point being made, but you chose to project that as a slur on retail employees. So all I'm "trying" to say is exactly that, if you're comparing corporate turnover, only compare corporate turnover or the comparison is meaningless.
you have to have a degree of talent to be in apple's upper management circle. or are you calling apple incompetent?
i don't think you know what any of these words mean. for the record there is no first degree felony theft, the closest charge i can think of is grand larceny, and in the state of CA, it would be grand theft, which under Penal Code 487. This occurs when the value of the stolen property or services exceeds $950, or when specific items like automobiles or firearms are stolen, regardless of their value. Grand theft can be charged as a felony, potentially leading to a prison sentence of up to three years
Yes while other states can have different degrees of felony, Felony Grand Theft in CA usually results in prison time, which is the point we are discussing.
given that this is probably his 1st offense, if the DA does decide to pursue a charge of grand theft(which i doubt cause their caseloads are always overloaded), it would count as a misdemeanor, to a similar degree of someone stealing an iphone from the apple store given the value is capped at $950.
100% this…… why Americans continue to worship corporations is beyond me.
correct, this could be his possible defense, it could be argued that its an industry standard to show prior projects for future employment opportunities, i know tons of engineers had to cite prior work when asked about past work experience.
non competes are banned in california.
Hmm has this been challenged in court? What would be the repercussions for someone who declines to allow this, despite hiving signed something agreeing to it?
No air-quotes needed, the guy stole massive amounts of data using his work laptop and tried to cover it up. He could be a genius in his field, but he’s still a thief. Apple should sue for damages but they’re better off without him. Don’t ever keep disreputable people even if they’re good at their job. You can never trust a person like that.
What we really need is a breakdown for engineering / programing turnover. It would be quite different from marketing turnover, for example. But if there is a turnover problem at Apple it is probably within areas that involve coding. (Just my guess)
i'm not so sure about this, if true, then there is significant privacy concern being invoked here, however, a judge could order the defendant to turn over such data in a limited scope during the discovery phrase, only if the plaintiff can prove sufficient need to requests for production of documents. FRCP §34
