US Labor Board Drops Claim Against Apple CEO Over Employee Rights

The United States Labor Board has withdrawn allegations that Apple CEO Tim Cook violated federal labor law, among other things.

According to the report, the National Labor Relations Board's office of general counsel announced the withdrawal of many of the claims in a complaint filed against Apple in January.

Key Highlights

• U.S. labor board drops allegations against Apple CEO Tim Cook over employee rights violations.
• Claims included accusations related to a 2021 email about tracking down employees who leaked information.

The dismissed allegations include claims that Cook violated workers' rights when he sent an email in September 2021 stating that Apple was doing everything possible to track down those who leaked information from a confidential meeting.

The email followed media reports of an internal meeting in which management answered questions about pay equity and Apple's response to a Texas anti-abortion law.

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According to the report, the labor board is also retracting allegations that the iPhone maker violated the law by imposing confidentiality rules, firing Janneke Parrish, and surveilling or misinforming employees that they were under surveillance.

Apple was facing at least three labor board complaints alleging that it illegally prevented employees from discussing issues such as sex bias and pay discrimination with one another and the media, including by restricting their use of social media and workplace messaging app Slack. The company has denied wrongdoing.