EBay Settles Antitrust Hiring LawsuitsInformationWeekThe US Department of Justice has reached a settlement with eBay that forbids the company from participating in anticompetitive agreements with other companies to limit the recruitment of employees. The agreement, subject to court approval, concludes an … More: continued here
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Morgan Hoffman's wedges are stamped with some of the best quotes from 'Talladega Nights.' More: continued here
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Washington Post (blog) eBay joins Apple, Google and Intel in settling anti-hiring casesWashington Post (blog)EBay, one of the Web's biggest e-commerce companies, settled a pair of government lawsuits Thursday alleging that it attempted to prevent its employees from being recruited by competitors. The company said it had settled one of …
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Business Insider eBay's Top Affiliate Marketer Was Just Sentenced To Federal PrisonBusiness InsiderThe sting also netted Brian Dunning, eBay's second biggest affiliate marketer. The company had paid Hogan and Dunning a combined $35 million in commissions over the years, court papers say. Both men pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Dunning's …
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KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A package handler with an assault rifle and bullets strapped across his chest "like Rambo" opened fire Tuesday morning at a FedEx station outside Atlanta, wounding at least six people before police found the suspect dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, police and witnesses said. More: …
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US online giant eBay agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle allegations it colluded with other Silicon Valley technology firms not to "poach" each other's employees, officials said Thursday. In deals struck with the US Department of Justice and the California attorney general's office, the online commerce titan also promised …
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The Guardian Royal Mail sale sparked legitimate controversy, says Nick CleggThe GuardianNick Clegg has admitted there is legitimate controversy over the sale of Royal Mail and said it was right to have intense scrutiny over the deal overseen by the Lib Dem business secretary, Vince Cable. The deputy prime minister …
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