The U.S. & California Sue EBay Over Recruiting Agreement With Intuit

Wait ’til you get a load of this! When we first heard about it, we had to do a double-take, too.

Actually, it’s not uncommon for companies to have an unwritten agreement to not poach each other’s people but this time, EBay is being accused for such practices!

Here’s the scoop: EBay was accused by the U.S. and state of California for violating antitrust laws by agreeing not to hire people working for Intuit.

According to Bloomberg, senior executives at both companies agreed to refrain from hiring each other’s employees from 2006 until 2009.

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