Is Ruse Calling or Rusing Illegal? In Most Real World Instances-No

Charles Krugel, Human Resources Attorney & Counselor working in labor & employment law on behalf of management, says:
Generally, under federal law it’s not civilly or criminally illegal. I’ve seen blog posts from professionals, & even another management side labor & employment attorney, saying that rusing violates federal law such as Federal Trade Commission rules. Others argue that it violates the Uniform Trade Secret Act, but this isn’t federal law. It’s a doctrine which can be adopted by the states; i.e., unless codified as law, it’s persuasive but not mandatory as an authority.

As best as I can tell rusing only violates FTC law when the recruiter is lying for the purpose of obtaining something of concrete value such as money, trade secrets or inside information in order to gain a direct pecuniary advantage. There’s potential criminal and civil liability with these types of thefts. Still, most trade secret & intellectual property law & doctrine doesn’t address the type of conduct I’m talking about here.
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Permalink Reply by Steve Levy on March 16, 2009 at 7:58am

Let the games begin!!!

Finally, a coherent - as opposed to rambling - argument on the topic. The issue here is one of achieving a financial advantage - rather than filling a position (although some will certainly argue that filling any position has an inherent pecuniary focus). Tortious interference is much more difficult to prove and typically ends up in an "agreement."

But illegal?

I wonder where this thread will go today?

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Permalink Reply by Maureen Sharib on August 20, 2009 at 1:20pm

Hey! This coming Tuesday, Aug 25 on MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Class (noon, EST) we're going to be discussing ruses - ruses we've heard of, ruses we've used, ruses we wish we had the nerve to use ! ;)
Animal gave me the idea when he caused last Tuesday's class to devolve into ruses we have known.
Animal: “So no one else here uses a ruse? Pizza calls. Etc”
Animal: “What about I met this girl last night and she left her underthings in my car - I know she works here in HR but I can't recall her name.”
Animal: “OK, I'm ready to learn. Let's go!”

It'll be fun so come to class and bring your stories!