Insight Global to Face Class Claims Over Non-Solicitation

Insight Global LLC can’t escape a proposed class action by a former sales manager who says the staffing company forced up to 1,000 employees into non-solicitation agreements that violated California law.

John Barker adequately explained how a provision in his employment agreement barring him from soliciting Insight’s customers negatively affected his career trajectory, a federal judge said. The showing of economic injury gives him standing to litigate, according to the judge’s Dec. 5 order declining to dismiss Barker’s class claims.

Barker says the non-solicitation agreement violates California’s unfair competition law because it discourages employees from moving to competitors or starting ...