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Wage Fixing
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Texas Employment Law Update
DOJ to Criminally Prosecute Employers and Individuals that Reach Hiring and Wage Agreements under Federal Antitrust Law
At the end of October, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) communicated a significant shift in their enforcement guidance regarding competition among employers to…
HR Law Talk
HR Personnel (and Employers) Beware: Antitrust Enforcers Warn of Criminal Liability for Compensation, No-Poaching Pacts
By R. Dale Grimes, Elaina S. Al-Nimri
Human Resources (HR) personnel are now specifically under the scrutiny of the antitrust enforcement agencies. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are typically known for enforcing…
The Employer Report
US Federal Agencies Issue Joint Guidance for HR Professionals Warning of Criminal Liability for Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements
On October 20, 2016, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued antitrust guidance for human resource (HR) professionals and others involved in hiring and compensation decisions.…
Canadian Labour and Employment Law
US Federal Agencies Issue Joint Guidance for HR Professionals Warning of Criminal Liability for Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements
Canadian businesses with operations in the United States should be aware that the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission recently issued antitrust guidance for human resource professionals and others who are…
Labor & Employment Insights
Attention HR: The Antitrust Laws Apply To You Too!
By Michael S. Denniston, John W. Hargrove
Human resources professionals keep track of a number of laws and regulations administered by several different agencies. For the most part, HR departments have given little attention to federal antitrust…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
FTC, DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidance for HR Professionals
By Amanda L. Wait, Matthew W. Modell, Elena Marsteller
This past week, the FTC and DOJ issued an 11-page guidance document aimed at protecting employees against anticompetitive conduct with respect to naked wage-fixing and anti-poaching agreements. The Guidance for…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
FTC, DOJ Issue Guidance for HR Professionals on the Application of Antitrust Law to Hiring and Compensation
By Amanda L. Wait, Elena Marsteller, Matthew W. Modell
This past week the FTC and DOJ issued an 11-page guidance document aimed at protecting employees against anticompetitive conduct with respect to naked wage-fixing and agreements, in which companies agree…
Workforce Bulletin
Wage Fixing and No Poaching Agreements: New Antitrust Guidance Threatens Criminal Prosecution
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Our colleague Daniel J. Green, an Associate at Epstein Becker Green, has a post on the Trade Secrets & Noncompete Blog that will be of interest to many of our readers in the…
Trade Secrets & Employee Mobility
Aggressive New Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources Professionals Threatens Criminal Prosecution for Certain Unlawful Wage Fixing and No Poaching Agreements
By David Green
Following up on a string of civil enforcement actions and employee antitrust suits, regarding no-poaching agreements in the technology industry, on October 20, 2016 the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and…
Employment Class Action Blog
Detroit District Court Certifies Antitrust Class of Registered Nurse
By Greg Mersol
What is the right compensation for a particular job? That’s the question virtually every employer must face. Pay too little, and the employer may not be able to fill a…