HP Gets ‘No Poach’ Antitrust Claims Stripped From Age Bias Case

Hewlett-Packard Co. doesn’t have to face proposed class action claims that a “no poach” agreement prevented fired employees from finding new work with a 3D printing rival after age-related layoffs, a San Diego federal judge ruled Monday.

The lawsuit accuses HP of discriminating against older workers during a round of layoffs starting in late 2015. It landed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California after being filed in state court by one of the laid off ex-HP employees, Bryant Fonseca.

Around the same time, in response to successful raids on HP executives by nonparty 3D Systems ...