Tech Workers Oppose Settlement They Reached In Silicon Valley Hiring Case

itwbennett writes Tech workers have asked an appeals court not to approve a $324.5 million settlement in Silicon Valley's controversial employee hiring case, according to a document filed Tuesday. This move by the plaintiffs puts them in alignment with an earlier decision by Judge Lucy Koh of the federal district court in San Jose to throw out the settlement on the grounds that it wouldn't pay the workers enough. Attorneys for the defendants — Apple, Google, Adobe and Intel — subsequently appealed Koh's decision.

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Systemic abuse can only be handled one way

[i kan reed]

And that is to make sure that the companies in question get at most zero dollars and zero cents net profit from their scummy decisions.

Forming an employer trust is really really really scummy, and can make a lot of money. Throwing the book at them isn't enough. You need to drop the entire 16 volume set on them from terminal velocity.

Re:Systemic abuse can only be handled one way

[Anonymous Coward]

Exactly. That settlement (even if you don't subtract attorney's fees) works out to only $5000 per worker. I'm sure the workers lost out on a lot more than that because of these practices

Re:Systemic abuse can only be handled one way

[Anonymous Coward]

It's an order of magnitude lower than the amount just google and apple are responsible for

then it stands to reason

[nimbius]

If you have the most draconian hiring policies that ensure only the top talent and smartest minds in a given field are hired by your corporation, and you think you can fuck them over, you've shot yourself in the face. The people litigating are your former employees. If they understand some of the most complex systems and technologies and lead in some cases as pioneers in their field, you're a fool to think they dont understand something as simple as employment. Regardless of how secret you were about it, pack your bags. You're going to the cleaners until they get satisfaction.