{"id":533397,"date":"2022-12-29T19:04:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T16:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-fired-me-after-co-worker-threatened-to-kill-me-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2022-12-29T19:04:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T16:04:49","slug":"apple-fired-me-after-co-worker-threatened-to-kill-me-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-fired-me-after-co-worker-threatened-to-kill-me-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple fired me after co-worker threatened to kill me: lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f3bfd1315b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f3bfd1315b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-fired-me-after-co-worker-threatened-to-kill-me-lawsuit\/#%E2%80%9CApple_fired_me_after_co-worker_threatened_to_kill_me_lawsuit%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Apple fired me after co-worker threatened to kill me: lawsuit&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CApple_fired_me_after_co-worker_threatened_to_kill_me_lawsuit%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Apple fired me after co-worker threatened to kill me: lawsuit&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A longtime <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le employee claimed she was unlawfully fired after complaining to higher-ups that a jilted male co-worker threatened to kill her, according to a lawsuit against the iPhone maker.<\/p>\n<p>Jayna Richardson Whitt, who worked for the tech titan from 2006 until earlier this year, alleged Apple retaliated against her after it learned of her \u201cdomestic abuse victim status\u201d by turning her down for higher-level positions and ultimately firing her.<\/p>\n<p>The patent lawyer, a single mother of Asian American descent, claimed discrimination at the company was rampant in the lawsuit filed Dec. 20 in California Superior Court in San Mateo.<\/p>\n<p>Supervisors \u201cfavored Caucasian males and subjected minorities, females, and employees with disabilities to discriminatory treatment,\u201d according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>She is seeking unspecified compensation for economic losses and emotional distress.<\/p>\n<p>Whitt rose to the position of director of IP transactions at the Cupertino, Calif.-based company and was dating a white colleague, whom she identified as Ted, in an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lioness.co\/post\/my-coworker-terrorized-me-and-told-me-he-was-part-of-a-drug-ring-when-i-told-apple-i-was-punished?fbclid=IwAR2F3OXWsRDmvdJCO5NfDLyvCaDNIJ-i0SfkVlyhdWfoe6UaPYPqLcfFxqU\">April blogpost<\/a>. But the relationship turned toxic and she wrote that Ted \u201csent threatening texts, saying he was going to kill my dog, my children, and me,\u201d according to the blog.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jayna-richardson-whitt-01-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jaynes Richard Whitt \" class=\"wp-image-25156865\" width=\"618\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jayna-richardson-whitt-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1234 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jayna-richardson-whitt-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jayna-richardson-whitt-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jayna-richardson-whitt-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jayna-richardson-whitt-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Jayna Richardson Whitt is alleging Apple fired her in retaliation for her complaint.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Linkedin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI had no idea what to do. I feared for my life. Ted was armed and possibly involved with a drug ring,\u201d Whitt said in her essay, in which she revealed the colleague had once proposed to her. <\/p>\n<p>Her terror increased after Ted allegedly breached her iPhone and digital accounts. She  asked Apple management for help securing her info, but the company turned her down and left her \u201cdefenseless,\u201d according to her complaint. <\/p>\n<p>Whitt\u2019s blogpost accused Apple of retaliation and discrimination, leading the company to launch an investigation into her conduct, she claims. She was fired in July \u201cbased upon pretextual accusations that she violated Apple policies,\u201d according to the her complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Apple did not return The Post\u2019s request for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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