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US: Widespread claims of Silicon Valley hiring collusion headed for settlement

By  |  March 30, 2014

Four major Silicon Valley tech companies are reportedly on their way to settling claims brought by thousands of employees accusing the companies of colluding to not hire each others’ workers.

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    Apple, Google, Adobe and Intel were sued in 2011 by five software engineers accusing the companies of anticompetitive hiring agreements.

    A legal representative for Google said Thursday that the parties have been consulting on a daily basis to potentially reach a settlement in the case, which has expanded to include about 60,000 tech workers who recently won class action status.

    Trial is set to begin in May.

    Other companies accused of similar charges, including Walt Disney’s Pixar and Lucasfilm, as well as Intuit, have already settled for millions.

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