The current labor market is fraught with challenges for employers. In the wake of the COVID-19 market disruptions, the demand for employees, especially for experienced or highly trained employees, far exceeds the supply....more
6/16/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employee Retention ,
Employment Contract ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Horizontal Restraint ,
Job Applicants ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Physicians ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Sherman Act
On December 15, 2017, United States Magistrate Judge Alice Senechal of the District of North Dakota entered an order preliminarily enjoining the merger between two large physicians practices in the Bismarck/Mandan market,...more
As the trend of acquisitions of physician practices and mergers of hospitals continues, so does antitrust scrutiny of these deals. There was activity this week in three different proposed transactions that caught the...more
11/3/2017
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Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Immunity ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Blue Cross ,
Competition ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Physicians ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sherman Act