The streaming platform lured them over, along with 14 other Fox employees, after they were told they would be shielded from any legal repercussions for breaking their contracts with Fox.
Had the streaming platform won, it would have been a huge win for employees when negotiating with employers over contracts in California.
The court finds Netflix “shall not solicit employees who are subject to valid Fixed-Term Employment Agreements with Fox or induce such employees to breach their valid Fixed-Term Employment Agreements with Fox.”
Netflix was attempting to dismantle Fox’s Fixed-Term Employment Agreements and “argued that they locked employees into jobs they no longer wanted.”