Topic
Wage Fixing
70 published works
Latham.London
No-Poach Prosecutions: A Growing Problem for Private Equity?
Buyout firms and portfolio companies beware increased interest in no-poach and wage-fixing agreements from antitrust enforcers in the US and Europe. By Tom Evans, David Little, David Walker, Elizabeth Prewitt, Sarah Gadd,…
HeplerBroom Blog
No Poaching—New Meaning for Employers At the Intersection of Employment Practices and Antitrust
By Glenn Davis
This is not about restrictions on how you cook your eggs or hunt game out of season. But read on if you are an employer and want to know about…
Texas Construction Law Blog
Anti-Poaching and Wage-Fixing Agreements: Drawing the Line Between Competitive and Criminal
By Gene Besen
Originally published in Build Houston magazine. In October 2016, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance identifying poaching agreements and wage-fixing agreements as primary antitrust…
Antitrust Alert
THE LATEST: FTC Settles Civil Complaint for Wage-Fixing
By Mary Strimel
A recent settlement shows that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will use its enforcement authority to target employer collusion in the labor market. WHAT HAPPENED The FTC brought a…
Trade Secrets & Employee Mobility
DOJ Antitrust Division Follows Through on Warnings Regarding Antitrust Scrutiny of Employer Non-Solicitation Agreements
By David Green
On April 3, 2018, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) announced that it had entered into a settlement with two of the world’s largest railroad equipment manufacturers resolving a…
PrawfsBlawg
Anti-Competitive Job Markets and Wage Fixing in Academia and the Au Pair Industries
Main Wednesday, February 14, 2018Anti-Competitive Job Markets and Wage Fixing in Academia and the Au Pair IndustriesIn the past few years, more attention is being devoted to anti-competitive practices in…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
DOJ Antitrust Chief Warns That Criminal Prosecutions for Wage-Fixing and Anti-Poaching Agreements Are Forthcoming
The Department of Justice’s top antitrust official announced that criminal charges against companies who agreed not to hire one another’s employees will be forthcoming, with announcements to be made in…
Antitrust & Competition Blog
Trump DOJ Confirms Criminal Enforcement against Employee No-Poaching and Wage-Fixing Agreements
On September 12, Andrew Finch, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust in the U.S. Department of Justice, confirmed the Trump Administration’s commitment to the criminalization of agreements among companies…
Minding Your Business
Colorado Court Sends Shepherds’ Wage-Fixing Antitrust Suit Out to Pasture
Defendants in a putative class action lawsuit alleging wage fixing antitrust claims no longer need to count sheep to rest easily. A district court judge in Colorado recently denied plaintiffs’…
Antitrust Law Blog
Antitrust Agencies Issue Guidance To HR Professionals Regarding Hiring and Compensation Decisions
The U.S. Antitrust Agencies (the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission) recently issued a document entitled "Antitrust Guidance For Human Resource Professionals" intended to…