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Re:In Silicon Valley wages are down for everyone but the top... by dunpeal on Sunday October 14, 2018 @04:51PM (#18215248)
There are many ways to suppress wages besides wage-fixing collusion. About 25% of American workers have non-compete clauses in their work agreements, for instance.
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Re:In Silicon Valley wages are down for everyone but the top... by pmiller2 on Sunday October 14, 2018 @06:24PM (#18215864)
True, but non competes are mostly unenforceable in California, so that doesn’t account for the situation in the Bay Area.
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Re:In Silicon Valley wages are down for everyone but the top... by rebelwebmaster on Sunday October 14, 2018 @07:23PM (#18216186)
Only when people decide to fight them. Sadly, many people un-aware of their dubious legality honor them even if they are in fact unenforceable.
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Re:In Silicon Valley wages are down for everyone but the top... by dunpeal on Sunday October 14, 2018 @11:37PM (#18217248)
The wage gap exists outside of California, and California also happens to be the only state in which non-competes are strictly voided by the courts.

Outside the Californian bubble, they're a big problem.

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