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- ↑ Apple, Google, others settle antipoaching lawsuit for $415 million - CNET, September 3, 2015, Lance Whitney, cNet.com, retrieved at 2 March 2017
- ↑ Alan B. Krueger and Orley Ashenfelter, "Theory and Evidence on Employer Collusion in the Franchise Sector" (2018).
- ↑ Jeff Stein, "7 fast food chains agree to drop ‘no-poaching’ clauses," The Washington Post, July 12, 2018.
- ↑ Antitrust Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice, "No-poach approach," Spring 2019.
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