Jackson Hewitt’s $10.8 Million No-Poach Deal Gets Final Approval

A federal judge granted final approval of Jackson Hewitt Inc.'s $10.8 million deal to settle antitrust claims that it suppressed worker wages through no-poach contracts, putting an end to more than five years of litigation.

Judge Michael E. Farbiarz of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey in a Monday order granted final approval of the settlement and dismissed Jackson Hewitt and its subsidiary Tax Services of America Inc. with prejudice. The settlement is designed to compensate more than 30,000 individuals who worked in a tax preparer position at any company owned by Jackson Hewitt when the ...