Lawsuit against Silicon Valley hiring practices gets class action status

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge accorded class action status to a lawsuit that alleges broad conspiracy among major Silicon Valley companies to suppress employee compensation by not poaching each other's employees, a court filing showed. By winning the class certification, the plaintiffs would have more leverage to extract larger financial settlements than if they were to sue individually. ...



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