Evidence looks bad for Apple, Google and others in anti-poaching class action suit

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It appears that the Justice department has some pretty solid evidence that companies including Apple, Google, Adobe, Intuit, Pixar, Lucasfilm and Intel.  TechCrunch obtained a document from the US Justice Department which is now posted to Scribd.  Among the pieces of evidence:

The Justice Department settled with the six companies but a class action lawsuit is pending.  The complaint is that by entering into non-poach and no bidding war agreements, these companies were artificially lowering employee compensation across the three companies.

The plaintiffs seek damages for any salaried employee who worked for one of the defendants during a 4-year period in the late 2000s. That means a lot of Silicon Valley tech workers could receive a payout if the defendants lose or settle the case. The civil case will be heard by Judge Koh in San Jose starting January 26th, 2011

The defendants, including Apple, ask for the case to be dismissed, stating that the DOJ found “no overarching conspiracy” and that these bilateral agreements were separate.

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