eBay Settles US Antitrust Lawsuit Over Hiring Practices

The Justice Department settled a lawsuit against eBay Inc. Thursday that accused the company of anti-competitive practices in the recruitment and hiring of skilled employees. The settlement resolved a 2012 lawsuit that accused eBay of having an agreement with the Intuit software company preventing each firm from recruiting the other's employees. That deal, entered into by top-level executives, was designed to limit competition between the two firms for highly specialized technology employees and denied workers the chance for better, higher-paying job opportunities, the federal government said.