Judge approves Apple's $30M settlement for not paying retail workers during security checks: report
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A near decade-old lawsuit has come to a conclusion, as a federal judge signed off on Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) $30.5M settlement to pay roughly 15,000 retail workers after it did not pay them for routine security checks after their shifts ended, Reuters reported.

The news outlet noted that U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco approved the settlement on Saturday. The class action lawsuit was first filed in 2013.
The lawsuit said retail workers often waited several minutes or more to have their bags checked after they clocked out and were not paid for that time.
Alsup first dismissed the case in 2015, saying workers were not required to bring personal items to work that would need to be screened. However, a federal appeals court asked the California Supreme Court to decide whether post-shift screenings were required to be compensated.
In 2020, the court ruled it was not practical for Apple (AAPL) to expect employees not to bring personal items to work.
Last week, it was reported that Apple (AAPL) had told its suppliers to make at least 90M of its newest iPhones this year, in line with 2021's production levels.