UPDATE 1-Judge rejects $324.5 mln settlement over Apple, Google hiring
August 08, 2014 at 16:15 PM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a $324.5 million settlement of a class action lawsuit filed by tech workers who accused four Silicon Valley giants including Apple and Google of conspiring to avoid poaching each other's workers.