A group of Apple shareholders is pressuring the company to exempt harassment and discrimination from employee nondisclosure agreements — and the company is refusing the demands.
Earlier in September, a group representing Apple shareholders passed a resolution pressuring the company to make changes to its employment and non-disclosure agreements. Specifically, the group, which put forth a shareholder resolution Friday, wants Apple to make cases of workplace harassment and discrimination exceptions to the NDAs.
“Apple wisely uses concealment clauses in employment agreements to protect corporate information, such as intellectual capital and trade secrets,” reads a proposal submitted to the Board of Directors. “However, Apple has not excluded from these clauses their workers’ rights to speak openly about harassment, discrimination and other unlawful acts.”
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