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Motorola blocking laid off workers getting jobs

by on26 December 2008

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RIM sues

 

Motorola is stopping laid-off workers from getting new jobs at the BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. RIM has sued Motorola in a complaint filed in State court in Chicago and asked for an order invalidating an agreement the companies reached this year not to solicit each other's employees.

RIM claims that the agreement expired in August and is no longer enforceable, the agency said, citing the complaint. However, RIM complains that Motorola is improperly trying to expand the agreement "...to prevent the RIM entities from hiring any Motorola employees, including the thousands of employees Motorola has already fired or will fire as part of its restructuring," RIM said.

Motorola sued RIM in Chicago claiming violation of the agreement about three months ago. In that case, Motorola asked a judge to bar RIM from using Motorola's confidential information or soliciting or hiring any Motorola employees.

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