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If the companies had a contractual agreement that their recruiting agency would block each other's employees from applying, that sounds like a non-poaching agre
by paulgb 6y ago
If the companies had a contractual agreement that their recruiting agency would block each other's employees from applying, that sounds like a non-poaching agreement of the sort that Apple and Google were fined hundreds of millions for.
- JackFr 6y agoI'm pretty sure they weren't fined. I believe they were sued and settled with no admission of wrongdoing.
- paulgb 6y agoAh, you're right, I was mixing up the DOJ action (not involving a fine) circa 2010 with a later civil suit [1]. In any case, it cost them hundreds of millions. 1. https://venturebeat.com/2014/05/23/4-tech-companies-are-paying-a-325m-fine-for-their-illegal-non-compete-pact/ https://venturebeat.com/2014/05/23/4-tech-companies-are-payi... (adding to the confusion, Venture Beat incorrectly calls it a fine)