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Apple has never arbitrated a harassment or discrimination claim, said Kristin Huguet, a company spokeswoman. It had a forced arbitration requirement for new employees until earlier this year, but it made arbitration optional and then eliminated the clause from employment contracts altogether. She did not specify when. Ms. Huguet said that even Apple employees who had agreed to such an agreement were no longer bound by it. -NY Times (11/2018)
Any controversy or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement that cannot be resolved by you and the Company, including any dispute as to the calculation of your benefits or any payments hereunder, shall be submitted to arbitration in San Francisco under the supervision of the American Arbitration Association (‘AAA’) -Dr. Amelio Employment Agreement (1996)