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Do Tech Company Agreements Not to Poach Violate Antitrust Laws?

By Carolyn Elefant

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For those who work in Silicon Valley, it seems that most high-tech companies are perpetually engaged in a talent war for top engineers, marketers and executives. So why is the Department of Justice investigating prominent technology and biotech companies, including Google and Apple, for antitrust violations associated with their hiring practices? According to The New York Times, despite outward appearances, there's apparently a "gentleman's understanding" in Silicon Valley not to poach their competitors' employees. Though employees are free to look for work anywhere, companies will not actively recruit from each others' ranks. And that's what concerns the Department of Justice,...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on June 04, 2009 (boomark / email).

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