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Justice Dept. Probes Hiring Practices at Big Technology Firms

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 3, 2009 - 10:49am.
San Francisco - The U.S. Justice Department has launched an antitrust probe into the recruiting practices at technology firms including Google (NASD: GOOG), Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) and Apple (NASD: AAPL), The Washington Post reported, citing people with knowledge of the investigation. The reportedly "industry-wide" review is said to center on purported agreements between the companies not to hire away top talent from one another.
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