> Does that mean the federal government is not a party to this suit? Back in 2010 the U.S. Department of Justice entered into a settlement of the government's

> Does that mean the federal government is not a party to this suit? Back in 2010 the U.S. Department of Justice entered into a settlement of the government's claims against Adobe, Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit, and Pixar. The proposed agreed final judgment, which I believe was approved by the court substantially as-is, is at http://www.scribd.com/doc/38096460/Settlement-in-tech-hiring-case http://www.scribd.com/doc/38096460/Settlement-in-tech-hiring.... The settlement imposed some restrictions on the companies' hiring practices, but those restrictions included significant carve-outs, some of which I discussed at http://www.oncontracts.com/dojs-employee-solicitation-consent-decree-for-silicon-valley-companies-the-exceptions-are-the-most-interesting-part/ http://www.oncontracts.com/dojs-employee-solicitation-consen....