"Wage-fixing" is probably more accurate than "wage theft", but it is most certainly illegal under antitrust law. The key issues I see in the case: 1) they agr

"Wage-fixing" is probably more accurate than "wage theft", but it is most certainly illegal under antitrust law. The key issues I see in the case: 1) they agreed not to do counteroffers 2) some of them shared salary data 3) they agreed to disallow active recruiting (cold-calling) 4) they agreed notify each other when hiring from each other The third seems a little weak, but it definitely crosses the line when you combine it with the fourth (and emails between CEOs to stop hires that were already in the works).