Posted April 14, 2020 with Tags No-Poaching Agreements, Employers, Retailers, Employment Class Actions, Non-competes
Employers May Face No-Hire Claims
Saks Fifth Avenue and several luxury designers were recently hit with a nationwide class-action lawsuit regarding their alleged use of no-poach agreements to limit solicitation of retail store employees between Saks and the designers. Employers using similar agreements (written or otherwise) not to hire other companies’ employees should reconsider those agreements in light of this emerging litigation.