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U.S. sues eBay, citing will-not-recruit agreement with Intuit Nov 16th 2012, 21:52 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News US sues eBay, citing will-not-recruit agreement with Intuit 4:40pm EST PayPal cutting jobs as part of major reorganization Mon, Oct 29 2012 Related Topics Investing Simplified » Tech » A photograph of a computer screen showing the website eBay is shown here in Encinitas, California April 22, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Mike Blake WASHINGTON | Fri Nov 16, 2012 4:52pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Friday sued online retailer eBay Inc over what it called an illegal agreement with Intuit Inc not to recruit Intuit's employees, according to a department news release. The agreement eliminated competition for workers, depriving them of access to better job opportunities, the department said. Meg Whitman, then eBay's CEO, and Scott Cook, Intuit's founder, were intimately involved in forming and enforcing the agreement, the department said. (Reporting by David Ingram; Editing by Bernard Orr) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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