It could be posited that the huge jump in salaries in tech that started happening in the mid-to-late 2010's came about due to the discovery and removal of this

It could be posited that the huge jump in salaries in tech that started happening in the mid-to-late 2010's came about due to the discovery and removal of this illegal collaboration(google,apple etc) to fight attrition and bring down wages. It would be very interesting to see if there is a direct correlation to that event. I know my salary and salaries of my peers(at fangish companies) started going to the moon around 2016 onwards. the trial awards and verdict happened in 2014 - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-google-lawsuit-exclusive/exclusive-apple-google-to-pay-324-million-to-settle-conspiracy-lawsuit-idUSBREA3N28Z20140425 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-google-lawsuit-excl...