Overview

• Nine current and former employees told the New York Times that Jay Blahnik fostered a toxic environment marked by verbal abuse, manipulation, and inappropriate comments.
• Sources said more than 10 workers on the roughly 100‑person Fitness Technologies team have taken extended mental‑health or medical leave since 2022.
• Apple spokesperson Lance Lin said the company strongly disagrees with the report and called it inaccurate, declining to specify which claims were wrong.
• Apple says an internal investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing, and legal filings deny harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or other harm.
• Apple previously settled at least one sexual‑harassment‑related complaint, and former employee Mandana Mofidi’s 2024 bullying and retaliation suit is slated for a 2027 trial.