Google, Apple, Intel Agree to End No-Call Recruiting Policies

Google Inc., Apple Inc. and four other technology companies agreed not to limit their efforts to hire each other’s employees, a practice the U.S. Justice Department said can unfairly depress salaries.

Intel Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Walt Disney Co.’s Pixar animation unit and Intuit Inc. are also part of the accord that halts agreements under which companies refrained from placing “cold calls” to lure workers from competitors, the Justice Department said yesterday. In a settlement filed in federal court, the department said the companies kept do-not-call lists to avoid such recruiting.