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Steve Jobs was 'central figure' in Silicon Valley hiring case, judge says |
August 09, 2014
In rejecting a proposed settlement in Silicon Valley’s closely watched “no hire” case, District Judge Lucy Koh said on Friday there’s strong evidence that Steve Jobs was a central figure, if not “the” central figure, in the alleged conspiracy to suppress workers’ wages.The case involves allegations that seven of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies, including Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe Systems, had secret agreements in place not to poach each others’ workers. That would be a violation of the Sherman Antitrust act and would limit the chance for workers to increase their salaries by switching jobs.Last year, three of the accused companies—Intuit, Lucasfilm and Pixar—settled the case by paying damages to the affected class of workers. The other four companies fought on, until in April they reached a separate settlement that required Judge Koh’s approval.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2463360/steve-jobs-was-central-figure-in-silicon-valley-hiring-case-judge-says.html#tk.rss_all
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