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Poaching is the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights. [1] [2] Poaching was once performed by impoverished peasants for subsistence purposes and to supplement meager diets. [3] It was set against the hunting privileges of nobility and territorial rulers. [4]
Employee poaching, also called employee raiding, is the practice of inducing an employee to leave one employer and take up employment with another employer. While not illegal itself, the practice is often associated with "other illegal business practices", like violating non-compete agreements, or stealing trade secrets. [ 1 ]
This is the type of activity that’s well within the definition of poaching,” said Patrick Foy, captain of the California Fish and Wildlife Department’s legal division.
The Act 9 Geo. 1.c. 22, commonly known as the Black Act, [2] or the Waltham Black Act, [3] and sometimes called the Black Act 1722, [4] the Black Act 1723, [5] the Waltham Black Act 1722, [6] the Criminal Law Act 1722, [7] or the Criminal Law Act 1723, [8] [9] was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
Lots of headlines and news fodder stemmed from the exit of four top executives from American International Group to start a new commercial property and casualty insurance division within Berkshire ...
1828: The Night Poaching Act 1828, forbids poaching by night, still in force; introduces penal transportation as a penalty for poaching. 1831: The Game Act 1831 (1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 32), established close seasons, and removed the Qualification restriction. Game became the property of whoever owned the land that it was on at the time.
Antipoaching (or no-poach agreement) is an anti-competitive conduct where companies conspire not to hire each other's employees. [1]Antipoaching agreements, or no-poach agreements, are related to non-compete clauses, but distinct -- no-poach agreements are among employers, non-compete clauses are between employer and company.
The bureau has been a longtime target of Republicans who accuse it of being unaccountable and overzealous in its policing of financial transactions.