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Seventh Circuit Rejects Dismissal of Franchisee No-Poach Clause Challenge

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In Deslandes v. McDonald’s USA LLC, issued August 25, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned the dismissal of antitrust claims that challenged no-poach clauses in franchise agreements....more

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Eleventh Circuit Revives Putative Class Action Against Burger King for Violation of Federal Antitrust Laws Based on No-Poaching...

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Arrington v. Burger King Worldwide, Inc., No. 20-13561 (11th Cir. Aug. 31, 2022) – In October 2018, a former line cook of a Burger King franchise restaurant in Illinois, filed a class action complaint in the District Court...more

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Antitrust Challenge to McDonald’s No-Poach Restriction Evaluated Under the Rule of Reason

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A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has held that an antitrust challenge to a “hiring restriction [that] prevented” plaintiff employees “from taking a better-paying position with a...more

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement to Resolve Charges Related to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

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On April 21, 2020, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (Chipotle) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in connection with norovirus and Clostridium perfringens...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

No-Poach Update: DOJ Seeks to Rein In Franchise Suits

Evolving antitrust treatment of so-called “no-poach” agreements continues to offer important guidance for company counsel and human resources professionals. Over the past two years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has...more

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Facebook’s disappointing Q2 earnings (and, presumably, some pent-up scandal-fueled anti-‘Book sentiment) sent its stock into freefall yesterday, erasing more than $120 billion from the company’s market value as shares dove...more

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European antitrust authorities have delivered a stinging rebuke to Google in the form of a $5.1 billion penalty over its Android operating system practices. The sum displaces last year’s $2.7 billion fine, also against...more

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State Attorneys General Investigate Fast Food Franchisor “No Poach” Agreements

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The Attorneys General of ten states are investigating fast food franchisors for their alleged use of “no poach” provisions in their franchise agreements, according to a press release by the New Jersey Attorney General’s...more

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No-Poach Agreements Targeted by Plaintiffs, Enforcement Agencies and Senators

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Agreements among companies to not hire each other’s workers are more risky than ever. The DOJ’s Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, stated on January 19 that the division has criminal cases...more

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Keeping those New Year's resolutions just got a little easier in Ontario

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The Ontario Healthy Menu Choices Act and its Regulations, which became effective January 1, 2017, aims to allow Ontarians to make informed food and beverage choices when eating in a restaurant or purchasing take-away meals. ...more

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Lynn Tilton’s very public spat with the SEC over the agency’s in-house court system may be heading to the Supreme Court, thanks in part to a recent 10th Circuit opinion last week that created a Circuit split over the...more

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Subway Franchise in Albany Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment of Teen Job Applicants

Restaurant Manager Sent Sexually Offensive Texts Demanding Sex for Jobs, Federal Agency Charged - ALBANY, N.Y. - Draper Development, LLC, doing business as Subway, which operates at least 24 Subway restaurants in the...more

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Indi’s Fast Food Restaurant Sued by EEOC For Sexual Harassment

Restaurant Subjected Female Employees to Egregious Sexual Harassment Including Requests for Sex, Federal Agency Charges - INDIANAPOLIS -- Louisville, Ky.-based restaurant chain Indi's Fast Food Restaurants, Inc....more

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EEOC Sues McLane Foodservice for Disability Discrimination

Food Supplier Refused to Hire Applicant on the Basis of Disability, Federal Agency Charges - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - McLane Foodservice, Inc., which supplies foodservice deliveries to fast-food chain restaurants, violated...more

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