Online auction retailer eBay settles for $3.75m with the US Justice Department over accusations that it had signed a 2006 agreement with Intuit not to poach each others' employees. More: continued here
Read More »Post office food drive Saturday, May 10 – Journal-Advocate
Atmore News Post office food drive Saturday, May 10Journal-AdvocateOn Saturday, May 10, letter carriers from the Sterling Post Office and across the country — will once again collect food on their mail routes to feed the hungry in their communities. May 10 is the annual one-day National Association of Letter …
Read More »eBay settles anti-poaching lawsuits, will pay for “harm”
eBay is the latest Silicon Valley company to agree to settle anti-trust charges related to secret anti-poaching pacts that limited employees' opportunities to change jobs. More: continued here
Read More »Illinois Report Examines Sugary Drinks Banned from Food Stamps Program – WIFR
Illinois Report Examines Sugary Drinks Banned from Food Stamps ProgramWIFRAbout 2 million Illinoisans use food stamps, nearly half of them children. Sugar-sweetened beverages account for more than half the added sugars in the American diet. But it's not known whether people on food stamps drink more than other Americans. More: …
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FedEx gunman note: A letter from the suspect was found by investigators, though its contents have not been made public. More: continued here
Read More »EBay Settles Lawsuit With U.S. Over Employee Poaching
The online auction company eBay has settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Department, agreeing to stop making deals with other technology companies to not poach each other's employees, according to court papers filed on Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »U.S. settles with eBay over pact to not poach employees
The online auction company eBay Inc has settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Department by agreeing to refrain from making deals with other technology companies to not poach employees, according to court papers filed on Thursday. In the lawsuit, filed in 2012, eBay and Intuit Inc were accused of …
Read More »Audit: Inmates, dead people sent food stamps, welfare benefits
Using data from 2012, Arizona's Auditor General's Office found DES generally had effective procedures in place and performed data matches and analysis to ensure it made proper benefit payments. But, it also found room for improvement. More: continued here
Read More »US settles with eBay over pact to not poach employees – Reuters
CNBC.com US settles with eBay over pact to not poach employeesReuters"EBay's agreement with Intuit served no purpose but to limit competition between the two firms for employees, distorting the labor market and causing employees to lose opportunities for better jobs and higher pay," said Bill Baer, assistant attorney …Ebay agrees …
Read More »Ebay to settle DoJ case on poaching
EBay has agreed to stop making deals with other technology companies to not poach employees, court documents said. More: continued here
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