The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 10, 2025, changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds and filing fees. The 2025 HSR reporting threshold will increase from $119.5 million to...more
In every corner of the world, women athletes are not just excelling in their sports – they're leading with resilience, determination, and unmatched excellence. The Olympic Games offered us a front-row seat to witness the...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule in a partisan 3-2 vote on April 23, 2024 prohibiting employers from binding most American workers to post-employment non-competition agreements (the "Final Rule")....more
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January is the time of the year for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to announce the annual changes to several statutory thresholds, including those relating to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds and...more
On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) (collectively, the Agencies) issued revised Merger Guidelines (Proposed Guidelines) that if adopted would lead to...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (together, the Agencies) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that if implemented would fundamentally change the...more
On Thursday, May 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and a request for public comment on proposed changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR or, the Rule) that would...more
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division (DOJ) recently withdrew its support from three joint policies with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), each of which created antitrust safety zones for the health care industry. The...more
On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds and filing fees. The FTC is required by law to revise the jurisdictional thresholds...more
On December 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...more
Over the summer, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan announced that the FTC was considering a new regulation targeting employee non-competes and that the agency would also use enforcement actions to target them....more
The New York State Department of Financial Services (Department) announced that it is requesting public comments on the Practice of Patient-Steering by Pharmacy Benefit Managers in New York State. Pharmacy Benefit Managers...more
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and the evolving legal patchwork now confronting both patients accessing reproductive health care and their health care providers,...more
On January 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its indictment of four owners or managers of home health care agencies for allegedly violating federal antitrust laws by conspiring to fix the rates paid to...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 24, 2022 the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds. The FTC is required by law to revise the jurisdictional thresholds annually based...more
If the recent criminal prosecutions of health care entities for wage fixing and employee non-solicitation agreements have not done so already, a recently filed class action in Michigan should act as a clarion call for health...more
President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order on July 9, 2021, that establishes a "whole-of-government effort to promote competition" in the U.S. economy. The Executive Order directs or encourages 12 federal agencies to...more