Silicon Valley’s No-poaching Case: The Growing Debate over Employee Mobility

When Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe Systems last week agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to prevent the hiring of each other’s employees, they avoided having to testify in court and risk a public glimpse into their strategies. Yet, the case has provoked a heated debate in Silicon Valley on the damage that no-poaching agreements cause.

Examine both sides of the debate.