What’s a company’s responsibility if people mistreat each other outside of work?

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For the last 15 years, Jayna Whitt has served as an attorney for Apple’s bulwark intellectual property team. After about a decade at the company, two children and a collapsing marriage, Whitt began a private romantic relationship with another Apple executive. They cooked meals together, took Whitt’s children on vacation together and kept their partnership a secret from their managers.

Eventually, the relationship soured. In an essay published last month, Whitt alleged escalating cycles of physical and emotional abuse that …

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