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DOJ Antitrust Division Secures First Win in Criminal Wage-Fixing Case

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On April 14, 2025, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada convicted the operator of a home healthcare staffing agency of a criminal violation of the federal antitrust laws. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

Updating Your Risk Profile to Respond to the New Trump Administration

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We live in a topsy-turvy world.  This is an exaggeration but sets up my points in this blog post. We are now seeing the shuffling of corporate risks and every board, C-Suite and legal, compliance and risk management team has...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Antitrust Guidelines for Worker-Related Business Practices: How to Stay on the Right Side of Antitrust Hiring Laws During the...

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together, the Agencies) issued Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (2025 Guidelines) in January. The 2025...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

The Fate of the “Last Gasp” of the Biden FTC: Will Its Legacy Survive the Trump Administration?

In the days leading up to President Trump’s inauguration, the Biden FTC rushed to initiate major lawsuits and to tie a bow on various antitrust policy efforts. In a series of dissenting statements, the minority Republican...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Competition Bureau Seeks Feedback on Enforcement Guidance for Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements

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Last year, the Competition Act was amended to make it a criminal offense for two or more unrelated employers to enter into wage-fixing or no-poaching agreements. As we discussed last summer, these new provisions come into...more

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Antitrust Concerns for Employers

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In July of 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14036, which affirmed the executive branch’s policy to enforce antitrust laws. Two aspects of the Order relate directly to employment law...more

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