Mozilla Settles Case Over Its Refusal to Hire Apple Activist
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Mozilla Corp. has agreed to settle allegations it refused to hire a former Apple Inc. software engineer because of her prior labor activism.
The internet browser company agreed to pay $300,000 to Cher Scarlett, resolving a case brought by US National Labor Relations Board prosecutors in 2023. Mozilla didn’t admit wrongdoing as part of the deal and doesn’t need to hire Scarlett, according to a settlement agreement reviewed by Bloomberg News. The company is required to post a notice informing employees of their rights, notifying them that it is compensating Scarlett for wages and benefits she lost because it refused to hire her, and promising not to illegally retaliate.