tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post6823674925079265795..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Staff poaching and anti-competitive practices: The bizarre inconsistencies of the US legal systemMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-28143072050341082202015-01-14T20:23:32.196+00:002015-01-14T20:23:32.196+00:00L, but which represents free markets? What Apple e...L, but which represents free markets? What Apple etc were doing or what Tullet was doing? <br /><br />B, first comment yes.<br /><br />Second comment, interesting one. What if an employer in NJ agreed with an employer in C not to poach staff? What if an employer in C poaches staff from an employer in NJ? <br /><br />M, taking confidential data with when you leave a job is a clear breach of employment contract, so BCG could rightly have sued its ex-employees for damages (and Tullet would probably have had to pay those damages).Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-7439554312711517922015-01-14T11:49:54.849+00:002015-01-14T11:49:54.849+00:00Hmmm, I think the difference seems to be that some...Hmmm, I think the difference seems to be that some confidential data was stolen by the employee who left and then tried to poach the rest of his team. I suppose trade secrets are an essential part of business, it's not like they are monopolies. The other one is more damaging as it's a collusion between a significant portion of that segment of the labour marketmombershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650866436764567516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-26895153364242867682015-01-14T11:40:48.949+00:002015-01-14T11:40:48.949+00:00Also, one lawsuit was in California, the other was...Also, one lawsuit was in California, the other was in New Jersey. Different states, different legal codes?Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-84257576983835863322015-01-14T11:37:58.888+00:002015-01-14T11:37:58.888+00:00It's the US, where they have the best justice ...It's the US, where they have the best justice money can buy.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-57080407281884910092015-01-14T10:56:25.759+00:002015-01-14T10:56:25.759+00:00Corporate cronyism gone mad. Whatever happened to...Corporate cronyism gone mad. Whatever happened to the 'free market'?Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.com