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0 pointspaulgb5y ago0 comments

If the companies had a contractual agreement that their recruiting agency would block each other's employees from applying, that sounds like a non-poaching agreement of the sort that Apple and Google were fined hundreds of millions for.

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JackFr5y ago

I'm pretty sure they weren't fined. I believe they were sued and settled with no admission of wrongdoing.

paulgbOP5y ago

Ah, you're right, I was mixing up the DOJ action (not involving a fine) circa 2010 with a later civil suit [1]. In any case, it cost them hundreds of millions.

1. https://venturebeat.com/2014/05/23/4-tech-companies-are-payi... (adding to the confusion, Venture Beat incorrectly calls it a fine)

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JackFr5y ago

I'm pretty sure they weren't fined. I believe they were sued and settled with no admission of wrongdoing.

paulgbOP5y ago

Ah, you're right, I was mixing up the DOJ action (not involving a fine) circa 2010 with a later civil suit [1]. In any case, it cost them hundreds of millions.

1. https://venturebeat.com/2014/05/23/4-tech-companies-are-payi... (adding to the confusion, Venture Beat incorrectly calls it a fine)

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