Apple faces Labor Department investigation as tensions with employees escalate
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The US Department of Labor has launched a whistleblower investigation into Apple, in the latest sign of tensions between the famously secretive company and its current and former employees spilling over into public view.
"We can confirm that there is an open whistleblower investigation at Apple," a Department of Labor spokesperson told CNN Business Tuesday. The Labor Department's whistleblower protection program, administered by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), investigates cases of alleged retaliation by employers against workers who raise concerns about issues such as employee safety.
The Labor Department declined to share any details about the investigation or what prompted it. But former Apple (AAPL) employee Ashley Gjøvik on Friday received notification from OSHA that it has opened an investigation based on a complaint she filed earlier this year, according to a copy of a letter OSHA sent to Gjøvik that was reviewed by CNN Business.
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