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Wage Fixing
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White Collar & Government Enforcement Blog
DOJ Loses Third Consecutive Criminal Trial in Antitrust Labor Case
By Ann O'Brien, Leo Caseria, Joy Siu
The Department of Justice (DOJ) lost its third jury trial in its mission to secure criminal convictions against companies and executives accused of labor-side antitrust violations on March 22, 2023,…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Competition Bureau publishes wage-fixing and no-poaching enforcement guidelines
Wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements will become illegal staring June 23
Competition chronicle
Competition Bureau Issues Finalized Enforcement Guidelines for Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Offences: What You Need To Know
By Tony Di Domenico, Chris Margison, Robin Spillette, Musa Mansuar
On June 23, 2022, Bill C-19, also known as the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1 (“BIA”), received royal assent. As discussed in more detail in our previous blog post, the…
Employment Law Worldview
Competition and employment – a marriage that does not allow for a prenup …
By Marga Caproni, Oliver Geiss
In our blog here, we noted EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s focus on the evolution of cartels in recent years, with the emergence of purchasing cartels and the focus in…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Can Non-Compete Agreements Lead to Jail Time?
Quick Hits The U.S. Department of Justice secured a guilty plea from a healthcare staffing company in a wage-fixing conspiracy case brought under the Sherman Antitrust Act. The Justice Department’s…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Amendments criminalizing wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements takes effect June 23
Lawyers advised employers to review their policies and contracts before the change takes effect
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
DOJ Fails to Convict in No-Poach/Wage Fixing Case
By Barbara Sicalides, A. Christopher Young, Megan Rahman, Robert Jenkin, Jennifer Ciccarelli
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division recently suffered another setback in its most recent effort to secure criminal convictions for labor-side violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.…
Triage Health Law
The U.S. Department of Justice Loses Another Labor-related Antitrust Case with Jury’s Acquittal of Four Home-Health Operators
In a blow to the Biden Administration’s goal to heighten enforcement of labor-related competitor agreements, a Maine jury on Wednesday acquitted four home-health operators who were accused of conspiring to…
Antitrust Law Blog
DOJ Loses Third Consecutive Antitrust Labor Trial
By Ann O'Brien, Leo Caseria, Joy Siu
The Department of Justice (DOJ) lost its third jury trial in its mission to secure criminal convictions against companies and executives accused of labor-side antitrust violations on March 22, 2023,…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Competition Bureau invites comments on new guidelines for wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements
Recent amendments will make wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements illegal