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Corporate executives from various industries are closely watching an ongoing federal lawsuit in San Jose, Calif., where Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp. and other tech companies have been accused of agreeing not to hire or poach the other companies' workers. Employees say the tech employers participated in a conspiracy to cut job competition and keep salaries low. "It is illegal. Essentially it is a presumptive antitrust violation and will lead to both civil lawsuits and a Justice Department investigation," says exectutive employment lawyer Joe Ahmad of Houston's Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. "The effect and clear purpose of this conduct is to reduce competition and restrict wages for skilled employees. The key is when two or more competitors make this agreement rather than simply deciding not to poach unilaterally. That scenario creates an illegal agreement to reduce competition and limit wages." For more information, contact Mary Flood at 800-559-4534 or mary@androvett.com.