Saks, Gucci, Louis Vuitton Sued Over Alleged No-Hire Pacts
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Gucci store on 5th Avenue in New York.
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Saks, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and other luxury retailers were accused in a lawsuit of agreeing to not hire sales clerks from each others’ stores in violation of U.S. antitrust law.
The companies conspired to enter into “no-hire agreements” that prohibit them from hiring employees who have worked within six months for rival brands, according to the complaint filed Friday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.