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		gizmo686 on March 2, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Engineers Allege Hiring Collusion in Silicon Valle... You don't need people to go to jail. One solution is to replace the token fine with a fine large enough that it is cheaper to play by the rules.

abofh on March 2, 2014 [–]

It's a civil case, the companies are being sued by employees for back-compensation, not by the government for shady practices.

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