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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Antitrust Enforcers Are Increasingly Focused on Labor Markets, and Not Just in the Merger Context

Labor markets have been a focus of antitrust regulators at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since the Obama administration. Indications are that enforcers will be even more aggressive across...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Three Investigations Show D.C. AG Is Aggressively Enforcing Ban on Noncompetes

Employers in the District of Columbia that use noncompete agreements take note: the D.C. Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") is aggressively using its powers to crack down and assess penalties on businesses that violate...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - Inside the World of No-Poach Investigations and Indictments

In this episode, Jeff Jacobovitz, AGG trial attorney, chair of the firm’s Antitrust group, and former Federal Trade Commission attorney, will discuss the recent civil and criminal investigations and indictments for “no-poach...more

McDermott Will & Emery

DOJ Faces Setbacks in Labor Market Prosecutions but Remains Determined

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WHAT HAPPENED - - On back-to-back days this month, defendants charged and prosecuted by the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (the DOJ) were acquitted on all Sherman Act charges in first-of-their-kind criminal...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

A MoForward Warning Comes True: No Poach Enforcement Hits the Defense Industry

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At our annual MoForward event in October 2021, Lisa Phelan offered practical advice about avoiding U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal antitrust enforcement of “no poach” agreements, predicting the defense industry...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Employers Beware: Recent Criminal Antitrust Cases Involving Wage Suppression and No-Poach Agreements

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) has recently announced two indictments alleging criminal antitrust violations against employers involving wage negotiation and no-poach theories. The cases, which...more

King & Spalding

DOJ Brings First Criminal Wage Fixing Complaint

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On December 10, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of Neeraj Jindal, a former owner of a therapist staffing company, for a criminal conspiracy to fix wages paid to physical...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Cartel Snapshot - November 2018

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Overview of Current Cartel Investigations - Although the third quarter of 2018 saw guilty pleas and new indictments in several current Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations, 2018 continues a downward trend in...more

Fisher Phillips

States Look for New Angle to Fight No-Poach Agreements

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Attorneys general in ten states and the District of Columbia have recently launched an investigation into the employment practices of eight fast-food franchises. The group sent a joint letter to the companies requesting...more

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