U.S. Inquiry Into Hiring at High-Tech Companies - NYTimes.com

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/technology/companies/03trust.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

U.S. Inquiry Into Hiring at High-Tech Companies

By MIGUEL HELFT
SAN FRANCISCO — The Justice Department has begun an investigation into  
whether the recruiting practices of some of the largest technology  
companies violated antitrust laws, according to two people with  
knowledge of the investigation.

The investigation targets some of Silicon Valley’s best known  
companies, including Google, Yahoo, Apple and several others, these  
people said.

The exact focus of the inquiry is unclear, but the people familiar  
with it said Justice Department lawyers appeared to be looking into  
whether the companies involved agreed to not actively recruit  
employees from each other.

The Justice Department has issued civil investigative demands, or  
formal requests for documents and information, to some of the  
companies involved, said the people with knowledge of the inquiry, who  
agreed to speak on condition of anonymity because the investigation is  
confidential.

Google, Apple and Yahoo declined to comment. A Justice Department  
spokesman could not be reached for comment.

The inquiry, which was first reported on the Web site of the  
Washington Post late Tuesday, appeared to be in its early stages, said  
the people familiar with it.


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