121 Apple workers have until the end of January to choose.

I’m sure women will be stoked to have Apple relocate them to a state that could kill them.

  • Zuberi 👀@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    264·
    6 months ago

    Lawsuit of 100 people is laughable.

    Tech will never unionize, and because of that, are just shilling for billionaires so they can one day make it big. LMAO

    • namingthingsiseasy@programming.devEnglish
      22·
      6 months ago

      The reason why American tech workers haven’t unionized is because when times are good, they think they don’t need a union, and when times are bad, it’s far too late.

      Source: reading too many of hopeless comments like this on hacker news

    • ZoboomafooEnglish
      14·
      6 months ago

      You only need 40 people to start a class-action lawsuit

      • Zuberi 👀@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        58·
        6 months ago

        Nothing those employees can do, they’re even being offered money and time off to move lol.

        Legally, 0 actionable items for a suit.

        • ZoboomafooEnglish
          51·
          6 months ago

          This is a clear example of constructive dismissal

          • hedgehog@ttrpg.networkEnglish
            7·
            6 months ago

            Constructive dismissal isn’t illegal, it merely allows the employees to receive benefits and make claims as though they had been dismissed. California is an at-will employment state, so unless these employees have contracts stating otherwise (including the employee handbook, unless it has verbiage stating it is not legally binding), their dismissal is legal.

            Apple is giving each employee who chooses to resign a $12.5k severance package. Assuming Apple doesn’t plan on fighting any unemployment claims made by these employees, what else you think they would be able to get after a successful lawsuit?

          • BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            I don’t understand what kind of magic bullet people think a constructive discharge lawsuit is or what kind of powerful uno reverse card it would be. Winning a constructive discharge lawsuit is basically being legally fired instead of quiting…they’d probably get less from that lawsuit (not even counting the time and legal fees) than if they just accepted Apples package. What is a constructive discharge lawsuit supposed to do here?

          • Zuberi 👀@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            I agree, but I don’t think that’s even close to a reasonable reason to sue.

            I don’t like that, but I’m just making the argument that the 1% doesn’t give 2 shits either way.