On January 30 2023, the US NLRB issued a Decision of Merit on two of Gjovik's NLRB charges. The charges were filed in October of 2021 and alleged Apple's employee handbook, NDAs, and a threatening email sent by Tim Cook, all violate the NLRA.
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Ashley won the appeal of her California unemployment insurance claim on July 14 2022. The Administrative Law Judge wrote:
"Prior to the filing of the claim for benefits the claimant last work in September of 2021 as a senior engineering program manager at a salary of $169,000 per year. She worked approximately six and a half years for the employer. The claimant received notice from the vice president that she was being discharged. The notice was vague and incomplete and stated that the claimant had disclosed confidential information and had not fully participated in some investigation. Although the claimant requested specific information from the employer, no specific information was provided. Prior to the separation of the employment the claimant received great performance reviews and prior to the separation the claimant received no oral or written warning notifying her that job was in jeopardy. At all times the claimant performed her job duties to the best of her ability..... In this matter the evidence shows that the claimant was discharged for reasons other than misconduct connected with the most recent work. Since the claimant performed her job duties to the best of her ability and had not received warnings putting her on notice that her job was in jeopardy, the claimant was discharged for reasons other than misconduct and she is qualified for benefits under section 1256." View the decision. On January 10 2022, Ashley filed another NLRB charge to capture the continuing harassment, intimidation, coercion, and retaliation that had occurred after she was fired.
The charge is # 32-CA-288816 On September 16 2021, Ashley filed a second charge with the NLRB accusing Apple of violation the NLRA when it fired her on September 9 2021.
The charge is # 32-CA-283161 On August 29 2021, Ashley filed a charge with the U.S. Department of Labor Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Program.
The case is: Apple Inc/Gjovik/9-3290-22-051 8/29/2021 - Ashley Files Complaint to US EPA about Apple & the TRW Microwave Superfund Site8/29/2021 On August 29 2021, Ashley filed a complaint to the US EPA about Apple, the TRW Microwave Superfund site, and the cracks in the foundation.
Due to Gjovik's disclosures, the US EPA inspected the site and found a number of CERCLA issues that required oversight for multiple years after. On August 26 2021, Ashley filed her first NLRB charge against Apple - while she was still employed, shortly before Apple terminated her.
The NLRB charge is # 32-CA-282142 "In her letter to the NLRB, she said Apple’s employee relations department “intimidated me not to speak about my safety concerns”, that a manager advised she quit Apple and that she was subject to sexism and a “dramatically increased” workload. Matters escalated when she took her complaints to Apple’s Slack channels, specifically a 2,000-member forum for female software engineers. She said she was flooded with supportive comments and similar stories of workplace harassment — but she had since been banned from using Slack as part of her administrative leave." Financial Times [link] AuthorUpdates from Ashley Gjovik about her whistleblower battle against Apple Inc. Archives
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