10 Employees of Apple vs. Apple
Filed back in 2011 by four San Diego, California-based Apple Store employees, this case was conceived around the employee’s allegations of “unfair treatment” by Apple management, while the company’s policies, according to court documents, strictly “forbade them from so much as discussing their working conditions,” among other things.
Relentless in their pursuit of justice, the four employees were ultimately granted class action status on their case back in 2014, when an estimated 21,000+ additional Apple employees — past and present — joined as co-plaintiffs.
Interestingly, after years of back and forth litigation, the jury came back saying Apple had not only “illegally denied retail staff meal and rest breaks,” but in some instances, the company failed to provide outgoing employees with their due compensation in a complete and/or timely manner. In the end, after all court, attorney, and associated fees were accounted for, each employee listed as a co-plaintiff in the suit received a whopping $95 check.