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Restrictive Covenants No-Poaching Wage and Hour

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New DOJ–FTC Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers: Key Changes and Practical Takeaways

While the original guidelines focused primarily on per se illegal wage-fixing and no-poach agreements, the 2025 Guidelines illustrate a significant expansion in enforcement, broadening scrutiny to compensation benchmarking,...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

Troutman Pepper Locke

FTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers

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On January 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued “Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers” (2025 Guidelines). The 2025 Guidelines aim to “promote clarity and...more

McGuireWoods LLP

DOJ, FTC Issue Updated Antitrust Guidance for Employers on Business Activities Affecting Workers

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On Jan. 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission jointly issued new Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers, replacing the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource...more

Jenner & Block

Department of Justice Prosecutions in Employment-Related Antitrust Suits Fall Flat in DaVita Inc. and Jindal

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Juries Acquit Criminal Antitrust Defendants of All Charges - This month, federal juries acquitted defendants facing criminal antitrust convictions in two trials against employers accused of improperly restraining trade in...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Antitrust In The Labor Market

That which is old is new again. The U.S. Department of Justice and plaintiffs’ lawyers are taking aim at non-solicitation agreements restricting mobility of labor. This isn’t something employers usually think about. ...more

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DOJ, FTC Announce Plans to Criminally Prosecute Employers That Enter into Wage-Fixing or No-Poaching Agreements

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In the fiercely competitive market for talent, human resources personnel and recruiters inevitably feel the competing pressures of offering compensation packages that are attractive to potential employees and keeping costs...more

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