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DOJ Investigates Google, Apple, and Others For 'No Poaching' Agreement

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's-only-cheating-if-you-get-caught dept.

CSHARP123 writes "The Department of Justice launched an investigation into the 'No Poaching' agreement between Apple and Google in 2010, but details of the case were only made public for the first time yesterday. TechCrunch was the first to sift through the documents, and has uncovered some ostensibly incriminating evidence against not only Google and Apple, but Pixar, Lucasfilm, Adobe, Intel, and Intuit, as well. According to the filings from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose, these companies did indeed enter 'no poach' agreements with each other, and agreed to refrain from soliciting employees. The documents also indicate they collectively sought to limit their employees' power to negotiate for higher salaries."

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  1. This is why we don't need regulation by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    As my wise Republican candidates have pointed out, this kind of thing is proof that the free market--left to itself and without any government oversight, regulation, or interference--will make things better for all of us. The DoJ needs to get off the backs of these job-creating companies and let them give their employees the freedom that Jesus and Capitalism can only provide when we have a free market with no regulation or oversight. Anything less is socialism.

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
    1. Re:This is why we don't need regulation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I would insert a parallel to Slavery from the past, but it'd probably get marked as a Troll or Flamebait... So... I'm just gonna call this "The new form of slavery"..

      Hold on... You were going to insert a parallel to slavery, but instead you decided to call it "the new form of slavery"? Well I was going to reply to your comment, but instead I'm just gonna to write a reply.

  2. Re:So what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Union actions are public knowledge.

    Absolutely. They're completely transparent and above-board. Not just to their membership, but the general public.

  3. Re:Cartels fall apart by 0xdeadbeef · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't call his religion bullshit. That's so insensitive.