In another example of the Department of Labor (DOJ) pursuing criminal anti-trust cases against employers throughout the country, on October 27th, 2022, VDA OC, LLC (formerly Advantage On Call or AOC), a healthcare staffing...more
11/9/2022
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
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Sherman Act ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Wage-Fixing ,
White Collar Crimes
If we were to tell you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) “Regarding Information Sharing, Cross-Agency Training, and...more
8/5/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Mergers ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unfair Labor Practices
Perhaps flying under the radar of everyone except antitrust lawyers (and the employers who have been targeted), the Department of Justice (DOJ) has made a concerted push recently to use federal anti-trust laws as a tool to...more