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No-Poaching Anticompetitive Behavior

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Federal Trade Commission Forms Task Force to Address Labor Market Conduct

On February 26, 2025, Andrew N. Ferguson, the newly appointed Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), issued a memorandum outlining the agency’s populist agenda and directing the formation of a “Joint Labor Task Force”...more

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No-Poach Approach Continues: UK Regulator Warns Employers About Anticompetitive Practices

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Following the US Department of Justice’s first criminal conviction for labor market antitrust violations in October 2022, and with scrutiny of labor agreements increasing internationally, the UK Competition and Markets...more

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The Competition and Markets Authority Issues New Guidance on Avoiding Anti Competitive Behaviour for Employers

The Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) has published new guidance for UK employers on how to avoid anti-competitive behaviour. The aim of this is to ensure staff are paid fairly for their work and can opt to move...more

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6 Antitrust Compliance Steps Employers Should Consider After First-Ever Federal Criminal Prosecution in Wage Fixing Case

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A healthcare staffing firm in Nevada just pled guilty to conspiring with a competitor to fix wages for school nurses and agreeing not to solicit each other’s workers – the nation’s first-ever successful criminal prosecution...more

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DOJ Secures First Criminal Guilty Plea in a No-Poach Case

Nearly six years after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) put human resource executives and their companies on notice that no-poach and wage-fixing agreements would be subject to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

The Latest on Antitrust Compliance

Antitrust is a long-time risk area for compliance teams to manage, but its longevity does not mean it is not evolving. New issues arise as times and Administrations in Washington change. Nathan Mendelsohn, Associate in the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

State Attorneys General Newsletter – October 2021

New York Attorney General Enters into Settlement Prohibiting “No-Poach” Pacts in Title Insurance Industry - New York Attorney General Letitia James recently entered into a settlement agreement with a national insurance...more

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Employers, Beware: DOJ, FTC Mean Business With Enhanced Antitrust Enforcement Efforts

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Employers should assess whether their employment practices— including benchmarking, recruitment, and the sharing of information about employee compensation—comply with antitrust law requirements in the face of increased...more

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