Apple, Google, Adobe and Intel want to settle tech-worker anti-poaching case for $415 million

Four of Silicon Valley's most important employers — Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. — have agreed to pay $415 million to settle a class-action antitrust case that produced evidence showing they worked together to avoid hiring each other's employees, in effect stifling competition. The proposed settlement in U.S. District Court in San Jose exceeds the $324.5 million they agreed to last year, a deal that was rejected by the judge in the case. The anti-poaching litigation…