One of two excellent rulings against tech companies yesterday
Companies need to be hit hard to prevent outrageous behavior like anti-poaching collusion. They want a "free market" that applies to only their side of the transaction. Truly free markets must be free for buyers (employers in this case) and sellers (employees). Both sides must be able to transact with whoever is willing to take the best price. ?
SAN FRANCISCO — There is “ample evidence” that Silicon Valley was engaged in “an overarching conspiracy” against its own employees, a federal judge said on Friday, and it should either pay dearly or have its secrets exposed at trial. Judge Lucy H. Koh of the United States District Court in San …