Breaking: Apple says it plans to pay its hourly contract workers after some janitors and bus drivers were told their jobs were being suspended without pay
Hundreds of Apple Inc. contract workers at its Silicon Valley campus were told in recent days that their jobs would be suspended without pay as the tech giant curtails work at the offices amid the coronavirus outbreak. But on Monday, a company spokeswoman said Apple plans to pay the hourly workers.
The tech giant, which has more than $200 billion in cash and cash equivalents, has hundreds of contractors who work as janitors, bus drivers and perform other functions on its campus. Contractors representing about three-fourths...
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