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FDIC Proposes Limitations on Use of Non-Competes

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On March 21, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) issued its proposed Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (the “Proposal”) for public comment. The Proposal seeks to update guidance, last...more

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DOL, FTC Partner Up on Employment Issues

The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have partnered to fight anticompetitive, unfair and deceptive practices in a new formal collaboration between the agencies. ...more

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Competition Bureau Seeks Feedback on Enforcement Guidance for Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements

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Last year, the Competition Act was amended to make it a criminal offense for two or more unrelated employers to enter into wage-fixing or no-poaching agreements. As we discussed last summer, these new provisions come into...more

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Employee Talent Wars Gain Unprecedented Ammunition from Changing Antitrust Landscape

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The current labor market is fraught with challenges for employers. In the wake of the COVID-19 market disruptions, the demand for employees, especially for experienced or highly trained employees, far exceeds the supply....more

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Antitrust Concerns for Employers

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In July of 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14036, which affirmed the executive branch’s policy to enforce antitrust laws. Two aspects of the Order relate directly to employment law...more

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FTC and DOJ Hold Workshop On Non-Compete Agreements

As we reported this past summer, President Biden signed an Executive Order titled “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” At the time, President Biden urged the chair of the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) to...more

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Opportunity Economy: Risks in Antitrust Enforcement

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Takeaways - ..The Biden administration’s recent executive order takes a hard line on limits to employment mobility, such as non-compete agreements. ..No-poach agreements—companies agreeing not to recruit each other’s...more

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The Future of Employment Non-Competes: The Federal Trade Commission Considers Rulemaking and Signals an Appetite for Stricter...

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In short, the petitioners asked for a rule that non-competes are an unfair method of competition that is illegal per se under Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Further, they asked that any employer presenting,...more

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A Solution in Search of a Problem? FTC Hosts Workshop to Consider Authority to Abolish Non-Competes

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Within the last five months, the two executive arms responsible for enforcing antitrust laws—the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)—held public workshops to examine the effect of...more

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Key takeaways from the FTC's noncompete workshop

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On 9 January 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a public workshop in Washington, D.C. to assess whether it should "promulgate a Commission Rule that would restrict the use of non-compete clauses in employer-employee...more

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FTC Holds Workshop Examining Potential for Regulation of Non-Compete Agreements

After a busy year for non-compete regulation at the state level, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a public workshop last Thursday in Washington D.C. to examine the legal basis and economic support for a contemplated...more

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State Attorneys General Keep Pressure on FTC to Regulate Non-Competes

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As we previously covered, a group of 18 state attorneys general in July filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), asking the FTC to incorporate labor concerns when reviewing corporate mergers and to use its...more

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DOJ Reaches Settlement with Learfield IMG College over Alleged Unlawful Agreements Not to Compete

Last week, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a proposed settlement in its lawsuit against leading college sports multimedia rights provider Learfield IMG College. See U.S. v. Learfield...more

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