On July 31, the FTC published its settlement with Therapy Source, LLC; its owner, Sheria Yarbray; and Neeraj Jindal, the former owner of a competing staffing company — Integrity Home Therapy (collectively, the respondents)....more
8/3/2018
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Competition ,
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FTC Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Section 5 ,
Settlement ,
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Wage-Fixing
Even in the absence of an agreement to fix compensation, simply exchanging competitively sensitive information could serve as evidence of an implicit illegal agreement.
On October 20, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and...more
11/9/2016
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Wage-Fixing
Companies contemplating mergers should review the effect of the transaction on each customer type, application and product, not just on the broad customer base.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...more
The court’s decision in FTC v. Steris demonstrates the importance of conducting a thorough antitrust analysis of all aspects of a merger or acquisition from every possible angle, including likely future competition.
On...more