there's nothing slippery, companies have guidelines on what can or cannot be labeled confidential, and they train people on that. "ridiculous" NDA - if you don't like them, don't sign them and find another job. you also sign a work contract that tells you that you need to obey to the company guidelines re confidential information. its actually pretty simple.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
NLRB Withdraws Claims That Tim Cook's Anti-Leak Email Violated Labor Laws
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Makes me laugh at the people claiming dropping it is a payoff when the initial case was very clearly part of the established pattern of the Biden admin burying people in lawfare to get them to cooperate.
yeah, the BIDEN admin. 🙄
People who leak product information should not be employed by anyone.
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.
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Claims that Apple broke the law by imposing confidentiality rules and surveilling workers are being withdrawn.
Note: Due to the political or social nature of the discussion regarding this topic, the discussion thread is located in our Political News forum. All forum members and site visitors are welcome to read and follow the thread, but posting is limited to forum members with at least 100 posts.
Article Link: NLRB Withdraws Claims That Tim Cook's Anti-Leak Email Violated Labor Laws
The guy that pledged fealty, bent the knee, and gave a token of loyalty gets his company off the hook? Never see that coming.
Under the previous (was Biden even aware of what was going on) administration, if you dared to challenge them you were a target for lawfare.
The corporations are the legal entities which own the intellectual property. If you don't agree to that arrangement, then don't sign the employment contract and take their money. Go work elsewhere. Better yet, if you want to own the intellectual property you generate, start your own company. Create something new and valuable. Keep your mouth shut and happily go out of business when your employees blab every trade secret, eliminating any value you've created.
Whistleblowing is protected by law. Investigative journalism is not threatened. Revealing company confidential information and trade secrets is not the same thing. If there is a class of information that you think should not be protected, then pass laws which allow employees to freely disclose it.
You mean like with the present administration?
"Keep your mouth shut." Ridiculous. If we all took that attitude, there would still be children working in coal mines and no such thing as the weekend. Thanks to the struggle of workers for equality and decent pay and conditions, we have those things now.
If you leak, and we find out, you’re fired, and we’ll sue the pants off you.
Tim Cook will wear your pants. Or your skirt. He is not wearing any behind that desk.
I’m good with that. It’s probably in the employee agreement.
Tim Cook will wear your pants. Or your skirt. He is not wearing any behind that desk.
I’m good with that. It’s probably in the employee agreement.
Remember everything that happens under this administration, love it or hate it can happen under the next.
read your question and my answer again, what difficulty do you have understanding what I said?
You just made that up, whereas we have physical evidence of Cook bowing down to Trump in order to curry his favor.
The only target was Trump who violated multiple laws. And Biden didn't personally oversee any of them so your point is completely lost.
Did Tim Apple threaten to fire the NLRB investigators if they dont drop it?😂
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.
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.
Note: Due to the political or social nature of the discussion regarding this topic, the discussion thread is located in our Political News forum. All forum members and site visitors are welcome to read and follow the thread, but posting is limited to forum members with at least 100 posts.
Article Link: NLRB Withdraws Claims That Tim Cook's Anti-Leak Email Violated Labor Laws
My proletariat hero. Im glad im not alone in my take.
