Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 22, 2019, in Maderazo v. VHS San Antonio Partners, L.P., C.A. No. 06-CV-535, a case alleging that hospitals in San Antonio conspired to suppress nurses’ wages that had been pending for nearly 13...more
1/30/2019
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Conspiracies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Healthcare ,
Nurses ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage-Fixing ,
Wages
Seyfarth Synopsis: At the recent American Bar Association’s Antitrust in Healthcare conference, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reportedly advised that it has open criminal investigations into agreements among healthcare...more
6/1/2018
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Healthcare ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Information Sharing ,
No-Poaching ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage-Fixing
Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 20, the DOJ and the FTC jointly issued their Antitrust Guidance for HR Professionals, stating that DOJ intends to pursue employers criminally for alleged wage fixing and no-poaching agreements. ...more