NLRB, Department of Labor (DOL), Memorandum of Understanding

FTC Issues Notice of Its Withdrawal from Cross-Agency Merger Review Agreement

Morgan Lewis on 11/5/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on September 27, 2024 unexpectedly withdrew from a recently established Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ), US Department of Labor...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/7/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

FTC Withdraws From MOU on Interagency Cooperation in Labor Review of M&A Deals

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/1/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it will withdraw from the Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Issues in Merger Investigations one month after it entered into the MOU with three other agencies. The Aug. 28,...more

Competition Currents: Summer's Hottest Headlines and Future Forecast

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 9/23/2024

Put down the lemonade and break out the pumpkin spice: summer is coming to an end. And while you were in the pool – or maybe just answering emails poolside – the antitrust agencies showed no signs of a summer slowdown. Before...more

Competition Currents: Summer 2024 News Round Up

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 9/19/2024

Put down the lemonade and break out the pumpkin spice: summer is coming to an end. And while you were in the pool – or maybe just answering emails poolside – the antitrust agencies showed no signs of a summer slowdown. Before...more

FTC and DOJ Signal Continued Interest in Labor Markets with New MOU

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/13/2024

On August 28, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations...more

DOJ, FTC, DOL, NLRB Memorandum of Understanding Continues Focus on M&A Deals’ Labor Consequences

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/12/2024

On Aug. 28, 2024, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on...more

DOJ, FTC, DOL, and NLRB Join Forces and Announce Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Issues in Merger Investigations

ArentFox Schiff on 9/4/2024

On August 28, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, which enforces the US antitrust laws including the Sherman Act and Clayton Act, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which enforces the Federal Trade...more

NLRB, DOJ, FTC and DOL Formalize the Exchange of Information to Help Scrutinize The Impact of Mergers on Workers

CDF Labor Law LLP on 9/3/2024

The MOU - On August 28, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor (“Labor Agencies”) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Justice – Antitrust Division and the Federal...more

Beltway Buzz - August 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/3/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

U.S. Federal Antitrust Agencies Announce Cooperation Initiative with Labor Agencies in Merger Review

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/30/2024

On August 28th, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the “DOJ”) (the “Antitrust Agencies”), together with the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) and National Labor Relations...more

FTC Again Signals Strong Focus on Independent Contractor Misclassification Actions

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 3/1/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continued its steady march toward broadening its enforcement over labor and employment conduct using antitrust laws in early February when Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya declared that the...more

Beltway Buzz - November 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/6/2023

POTUS Issues Executive Order on AI Framework. On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” (EO). According to its...more

Developments in Employee Mobility: California’s SB 699, New York’s 203-f and FTC/DOL Collaboration

Paul Hastings LLP on 10/9/2023

Employers take note: a series of recent developments could impact employment agreements across the country. SB 699: A New Addition to California Non-Compete Law- Under California Business and Professions Code Section...more

Beltway Buzz - September 2023 #5

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/2/2023

Shutdown Showdown. Rather than hurtling into a federal government shutdown, this week has been more of a slow, gradual, depressing slide into the shutdown, as it became apparent this week that last-minute measures to keep the...more

Beltway Buzz - September 2023 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/18/2023

The House Returns, Shutdown Looms. The U.S. House of Representatives returned this week from its August break. As the Buzz has discussed recently, the federal government appropriations process is front and center, and all...more

A Powerful “One-Two” Punch: NLRB and DOL Signal Contractor Classification Crackdown

Benesch on 2/11/2022

Transportation providers would do well to pay close attention to twin developments unfolding before the NLRB and the DOL that could have a very detrimental effect on those providers who use independent contractors as drivers,...more

[Webinar] What’s Happening At The NLRB - The Biden Agency That Unionized & Non-Unionized Employers Need To Be Most Focused On In...

CDF Labor Law LLP on 2/9/2022

When it comes to federal agencies, the NLRB is becoming the center of federal workplace law. The NLRB is moving forward with a very aggressive agenda. As Congress deadlocks on almost every key issue, the DOL is still waiting...more

Top Five Labor Law Developments for January 2022

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/7/2022

1. The National Labor Relations Board General Counsel’s office is advocating for overturning Trump-era Board cases defining the scope of National Labor Relations Act-protected activity. In a brief filed on January 14, The...more

DOL and NLRB Agree to Share Information and Counsel Employees on Overlapping Enforcement Matters

Amundsen Davis LLC on 1/12/2022

On January 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) detailing the agencies’ most recent pact to enforce federal labor and...more

Double Trouble: DOL’s Wage and Hour Division and NLRB Agree to Coordinate Information Sharing, Investigations, and Enforcement...

Fisher Phillips on 1/10/2022

In a January 6 press release, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division’s (DOL/WHD) announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance their...more

DOL and NLRB Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) May Cause Employer Headaches

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/7/2022

On January 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL/WHD) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the agencies to share information,...more

BREAKING: The Department of Labor and The National Labor Relations Board Announce Agreement Enhancing Cooperation Between the...

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 1/7/2022

On January 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that the two agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) detailing procedures on information-sharing,...more

Beltway Buzz - May, 2018 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/21/2018

The Buzz returns renewed and reenergized from last week’s highly successful Workplace Strategies conference in Phoenix, Arizona, where approximately 800 employer representatives gathered with Ogletree Deakins lawyers to...more

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