The focus on using the antitrust laws to target labor markets has been gaining momentum for years, but the close of 2021 saw the trend hit overdrive with antitrust attacks on perceived harm to workers coming from all corners...more
1/11/2022
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Classification ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employees ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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Indictments ,
Mergers ,
Misclassification ,
No-Poaching ,
Sherman Act ,
Vertical Mergers ,
Wage-Fixing
Sen. Hawley's "Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act," introduced on April 12, 2021, takes aim at "Big Tech, Big Banks, Big Telecom, and Big Pharma" by proposing to curb mergers and acquisitions by large corporations...more