It also paid employees 100000 to 200000 in a form of restricted stock units that would vest over the course of four years if the employees kept with apple and did not take jobs at other companies. Apple has been the subject of a number of lawsuits that claim the company engaged in illegal hiring practices to keep wages low.
The company also paid $3.3 million in back wages to workers who were forced to work off the clock and had their tips stolen.
Apple said the back pay was in addition to the $100 million that the company has already paid in back wages to more than 250,000 workers.
The company said it has also paid $7.5 million in fines to the US Department of Labor for violating child labor laws.
The company has also been the subject of lawsuits by