Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Intel Corporation
Current Parent Company:
Intel
Penalty:
$103,750,000
Year:
2015
Date:
September 2, 2015
Offense Group:
employment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
wage and hour violation
Secondary Offense:
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description:
This case involved allegations that high-tech companies conspired not to hire each other's employees, thus suppressing salary levels. Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe Systems together agreed to settle the matter for $415 million. The settlement did not specify how much each of the companies would pay. Here we assume the total was equally divided among the four.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
private litigation
Court:
Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Case ID:
5:11-cv-2509
Case Name:
In Re: High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type:
settlement
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
California
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
electrical and electronic equipment
Specific Industry of Parent:
semiconductors
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
