Demanding Reform at Apple, Inc.
This site documents my Apple whistleblowing saga.
I only resorted to this because everything I tried internally failed.
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Apple's Environmental Disaster Areas
Disclaimer: This list is not exclusive regarding all of Apple's environmental disaster areas and activities. See also, Apple Park - Intersil/Siemens Superfund sites, etc.
Silicon Valley, California:
3250 Scott Blvd
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Ashley Gjovik v Apple Inc
Quick Links:
Civil Litigation
Ashley M. Gjovik v. Apple Inc., 23-cv-04597-EMC (N.D. Cal. 2023-).
Ashley M. Gjovik v Apple Inc, 25-2028, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (2025-).
Ashley M. Gjovik v Apple Inc, 24-6058, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (2024-2025).
Ashley M. Gjovik v. State of Washington, 2:22-cv-00807 (W.D. Wash. 2022-2022).
U.S. Dept. of Labor Adjudication
Ashley Gjovik v Apple Inc, 2024-0060 (Admin. Review Board - no public docket) (2024-).
Ashley Gjovik v Apple Inc, 2024-CER-00001 (Office of Admin. Law Judges) (2024-2024).
U.S. NLRB Adjudications
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (unlawful NDAs and employment policies), 32-CA-284428, NLRB (2023-).
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (suspension, termination, unlawful work rules, & coercive statements), 32-CA-282142, 32-CA-283161 (2024-).
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (Tim Cook's illegal email) 32-CA-284441 (2023-).
Civil Litigation
Ashley M. Gjovik v. Apple Inc., 23-cv-04597-EMC (N.D. Cal. 2023-).
Ashley M. Gjovik v Apple Inc, 25-2028, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (2025-).
Ashley M. Gjovik v Apple Inc, 24-6058, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (2024-2025).
Ashley M. Gjovik v. State of Washington, 2:22-cv-00807 (W.D. Wash. 2022-2022).
U.S. Dept. of Labor Adjudication
Ashley Gjovik v Apple Inc, 2024-0060 (Admin. Review Board - no public docket) (2024-).
Ashley Gjovik v Apple Inc, 2024-CER-00001 (Office of Admin. Law Judges) (2024-2024).
U.S. NLRB Adjudications
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (unlawful NDAs and employment policies), 32-CA-284428, NLRB (2023-).
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (suspension, termination, unlawful work rules, & coercive statements), 32-CA-282142, 32-CA-283161 (2024-).
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (Tim Cook's illegal email) 32-CA-284441 (2023-).
Index on Censorship, December 2021
Quick Timeline
Start of Apple Employment: Feb. 2015
Apple nearly kills Gjovik with illegal air pollution & dumping from their skunkworks semiconductor fab: Feb. - Oct. 2020
Gjovik files complaints to U.S. EPA, CalEPA, Santa Clara HazMat, & others (re fab) about unknown chemical exposure: Oct. 2020 - April 2021
Apple announces Superfund site vapor intrusion testing at Gjovik's office: March 2021
More victims come forward from the fab chemical exposure injuries: April 2021 ->
Gjovik files complaints to U.S. EPA CERCLA Team (re Appel Superfund office): April 2021 - Aug. 2021.
Apple gives Gjovik a "five-point balancing test" if she thinks she wants to talk about workplace safety: May 2021 (NLRB confirmed unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Gjovik starts complaining about Apple in news articles; quoted in the NYT & made Quote of the Day: July 23-24 2021
Apple formally investigates Gjovik for misconduct due to Gjovik's July NYT interview about workplace safety: July 24 2021 - Sept. 9 2021
U.S. EPA gives Apple notice of CERCLA compliance inspection at Gjovik's office due to Gjovik's complaints: July 26 - Aug. 2 2021
Gjovik complains of systemic cover-ups and tells Apple she will sue them if they don't pull their sh*t together: July 28 - 29 2021
Apple puts Gjovik on indefinite administrative leave and says she's removed from the workplace and all workplace interactions: Aug. 4 2021 (NLRB confirmed it was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Gjovik complaints & Apple informs Gjovik she wants to be on leave: Aug. 5 2021 (NLRB confirmed it was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Gjovik files EEOC complaints against Apple: Aug 12 2021
U.S. EPA CERCLA Inspection at Gjovik's office: Aug. 19 2021 (multiple issues and corrective actions)
Gjovik asks to come back to work: Aug. 21 2021
Apple tells Gjovik she cannot come back to work: Aug. 22 2021
Gjovik files complaints with NLRB, Cal. & US EPA, Cal. & US Dept. of Labor, SEC, & DOJ: Aug. 26 2021 - Sept. 3 2021
Apple fires Gjovik saying Gjovik violated Apple confidentiality policies: Sept. 9 2021
(NLRB confirmed the policies are unlawful in 32-CA-284428; NLRB confirmed the termination was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Apple complains to Gjovik about her Twitter posts complaining about Gobbler: Sept. 15 2021
Apple's lawyers explain formally, for the first time why Apple claims it fired Gjovik: March 2022
Gjovik finds out Apple's doing fab at 3250 Scott & realizes Apple was what almost killed her: Feb 2023
Gjovik files complaint to US EPA about the skunkworks fab: June 13 2023
EPA inspects the fab & finds RCRA violations: August 2023
Gjovik sued Apple in federal court with a civil lawsuit including RICO, toxic torts, retaliation, whistleblower, unfair business practices, and break of contract: Sept. 8 2023
NLRB sues Apple over unlawful work policies, NDAs, & employee surveillance: Oct. 2024
NLRB sues Apple for unlawfully suspending and terminating Gjovik: Dec. 18 2024
Federal court dismisses toxic torts due to statute of limitations: Feb. 2025
Apple settles the NLRB work policy, NDA, & surveillance case: April 3 2025
Ninth Circuit dismisses Gjovik's attempt to appeal toxic tort and unfair business practices dismissals: May 2025
Gjovik starts environmental Citizen Suit sixty-day notice process: June 30 2025
Apple finally produces the Gobbler ICF & its super duper illegal: Aug. 15 2025
Gjovik files a motion for sanctions against Apple over the ICF: Aug. 2025
Apple abruptly stays the federal retaliation litigation for 2.5 months: Aug. 25 2025
Gjovik files environmental Citizen Suit in federal court in San Jose, California: Sept. 2 2025
Apple settles with EPA on the fab RCRA violations: Oct. 27 2025
Apple nearly kills Gjovik with illegal air pollution & dumping from their skunkworks semiconductor fab: Feb. - Oct. 2020
Gjovik files complaints to U.S. EPA, CalEPA, Santa Clara HazMat, & others (re fab) about unknown chemical exposure: Oct. 2020 - April 2021
Apple announces Superfund site vapor intrusion testing at Gjovik's office: March 2021
More victims come forward from the fab chemical exposure injuries: April 2021 ->
Gjovik files complaints to U.S. EPA CERCLA Team (re Appel Superfund office): April 2021 - Aug. 2021.
Apple gives Gjovik a "five-point balancing test" if she thinks she wants to talk about workplace safety: May 2021 (NLRB confirmed unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Gjovik starts complaining about Apple in news articles; quoted in the NYT & made Quote of the Day: July 23-24 2021
Apple formally investigates Gjovik for misconduct due to Gjovik's July NYT interview about workplace safety: July 24 2021 - Sept. 9 2021
U.S. EPA gives Apple notice of CERCLA compliance inspection at Gjovik's office due to Gjovik's complaints: July 26 - Aug. 2 2021
Gjovik complains of systemic cover-ups and tells Apple she will sue them if they don't pull their sh*t together: July 28 - 29 2021
Apple puts Gjovik on indefinite administrative leave and says she's removed from the workplace and all workplace interactions: Aug. 4 2021 (NLRB confirmed it was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Gjovik complaints & Apple informs Gjovik she wants to be on leave: Aug. 5 2021 (NLRB confirmed it was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Gjovik files EEOC complaints against Apple: Aug 12 2021
U.S. EPA CERCLA Inspection at Gjovik's office: Aug. 19 2021 (multiple issues and corrective actions)
Gjovik asks to come back to work: Aug. 21 2021
Apple tells Gjovik she cannot come back to work: Aug. 22 2021
Gjovik files complaints with NLRB, Cal. & US EPA, Cal. & US Dept. of Labor, SEC, & DOJ: Aug. 26 2021 - Sept. 3 2021
Apple fires Gjovik saying Gjovik violated Apple confidentiality policies: Sept. 9 2021
(NLRB confirmed the policies are unlawful in 32-CA-284428; NLRB confirmed the termination was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Apple complains to Gjovik about her Twitter posts complaining about Gobbler: Sept. 15 2021
Apple's lawyers explain formally, for the first time why Apple claims it fired Gjovik: March 2022
Gjovik finds out Apple's doing fab at 3250 Scott & realizes Apple was what almost killed her: Feb 2023
Gjovik files complaint to US EPA about the skunkworks fab: June 13 2023
EPA inspects the fab & finds RCRA violations: August 2023
Gjovik sued Apple in federal court with a civil lawsuit including RICO, toxic torts, retaliation, whistleblower, unfair business practices, and break of contract: Sept. 8 2023
NLRB sues Apple over unlawful work policies, NDAs, & employee surveillance: Oct. 2024
NLRB sues Apple for unlawfully suspending and terminating Gjovik: Dec. 18 2024
Federal court dismisses toxic torts due to statute of limitations: Feb. 2025
Apple settles the NLRB work policy, NDA, & surveillance case: April 3 2025
Ninth Circuit dismisses Gjovik's attempt to appeal toxic tort and unfair business practices dismissals: May 2025
Gjovik starts environmental Citizen Suit sixty-day notice process: June 30 2025
Apple finally produces the Gobbler ICF & its super duper illegal: Aug. 15 2025
Gjovik files a motion for sanctions against Apple over the ICF: Aug. 2025
Apple abruptly stays the federal retaliation litigation for 2.5 months: Aug. 25 2025
Gjovik files environmental Citizen Suit in federal court in San Jose, California: Sept. 2 2025
Apple settles with EPA on the fab RCRA violations: Oct. 27 2025
Apple's Secret Semiconductor Fab Next Door to Thousands of Homes
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New! “The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance."
Gjøvik, Ashley M. “The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance."
Vol. 1, Issue 1: Silentium Fractum, Summer 2025.
First published: May 26 2025. | Additional Links: OSF. Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15524514.
Gjøvik, Ashley M. “The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance."
Vol. 1, Issue 1: Silentium Fractum, Summer 2025.
- The Operational Logic of Normative Violence: Whistleblowing and Corporate Retaliation [PDF].
- The Dark Theater: Retaliation Litigation as Institutional Obstruction and Legalized Harassment [PDF].
- Offensive Counter-Control: Tactical Frameworks for Asymmetric Legal Resistance Against Corporate Power [PDF].
- Panic in the Boardroom: Mask-Off Moments, Corporate Fear, Retaliation, and the Pattern of Escalatory Delegitimization [PDF].
- The Bureaucratic Shield: How U.S. Legal Institutions Enable Retaliation, Obscure Criminality, and Undermine Whistleblower Protection [PDF].
- Beyond Zealous Advocacy: Strategic Misrepresentation in Litigation [PDF].
First published: May 26 2025. | Additional Links: OSF. Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15524514.
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