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Apple I believe says this in their contracts but in California (idk if this worker was in CA) it’s illegal to prevent employees from working on projects on pers
by TaylorAlexander 3y ago
Apple I believe says this in their contracts but in California (idk if this worker was in CA) it’s illegal to prevent employees from working on projects on personal time using personal resources, aside from maybe carve outs for competing things. It actually really sucks that apple acts like workers can’t moonlight, I’ve had some friends who didn’t do it out of fear of retribution despite it being enshrined in CA law.
- aidenn0 3y agoWell, what's a related field? Apple has a store that sells eBooks...
- bluGill 3y agoDoes the guy work in that bookstore? If he is in a different dapartment he is probably okay.
- TaylorAlexander 3y agoThis article says the exemptions include, among other things: “The nature of moonlighting work is in direct conflict with the company. For example, working with or providing consultations to competitors, competing for an employer’s clients, or activities that harm the goodwill or reputation of your employer.” https://www.aegislawfirm.com/blog/2023/01/california-moonlighting-law/ https://www.aegislawfirm.com/blog/2023/01/california-moonlig... I think it would be hard to argue that a book scanner competes with an online ebook store, since one is an archival tool and one is a commercial store. Someone could host illegal copies of copyrighted works and they would be competing with apple’s legitimate work, but those people would be the ones competing with apple, not the creator of a tool they used in the process.
- aidenn0 3y agoThere's not just the moonlighting law, there's also copyright assignment for software written. California also protects that, but under different rules.