The DOJ Continues to Prosecute 'No|Poach' and 'Wage Fixing' Cases

Court Dismisses DOJ's Latest “No-Poach” Case Before Jury ...

In April 2022, the DOJ lost its first attempt at prosecuting “wage-fixing” in a case involving physical therapists and assistants. Also in April ...

DOJ Loses First Wage-Fixing and No-Poach Cases as Juries Acquit

Attorney General Merrick Garland recently said, “We continue to aggressively prosecute antitrust violations that undermine competition in ...

NO-POACH NO MORE? – NOT SO FAST - Corporate Disputes

In the seven years since the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced no-poach and wage-fixing agreements would be prosecuted criminally, the ...

The DOJ Gets the Green Light in its Latest No-Poach Criminal ...

The DOJ began filing criminal no-poach and wage-fixing cases in late 2020. In April of this year, juries dealt the DOJ's Antitrust division back-to-back ...

DOJ's Losing Record on No-Poach, Wage-Fixing Continues

The first three cases the DOJ took to court resulted in defense verdicts, two in April 2022. One case involved alleged wage-fixing involving ...

Despite Trial Setbacks, DOJ Likely to Push Forward with ...

Agreements among companies or individuals not to pay employees above a certain rate will continue to be treated as criminal antitrust violations ...

United States: DOJ Antitrust Division suffers another no-poach loss ...

In DOJ's first criminal wage-fixing case, a jury in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas acquitted the former owner and director of a ...

Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Release ...

Going forward, the Justice Department intends to criminally investigate naked no-poaching or wage-fixing agreements that are unrelated or ...

First DOJ Criminal Wage-Fixing and No-Poach Trials End in Acquittals

... prosecute no-poach and wage-fixing agreements for the first time. Indeed ... Late last week, the DOJ lost the first two of its cases to reach a ...

wage fixing Archives - ANTITRUST ALERT

Despite four straight losses and a voluntary dismissal in labor market cases, the DOJ remains undeterred in bringing additional criminal wage-fixing and no- ...

Comment: No poach, wage-fixing prosecutions to continue as US ...

employees from rivals, and wage-fixing conspiracies. Outside the courtroom, the DOJ managed to secure a criminal penalty against an individual ...

DOJ Fails to Convict in No-Poach/Wage Fixing Case

Manahe marked the third time the Department of Justice (DOJ) failed to secure a criminal conviction from a jury in a Section 1 no-poaching case. The DOJ's only ...

DOJ Faces Two Strikeouts in First Health Care Wage-Fixing and “No ...

In 2016, the Department of Justice announced its intent to begin treating hiring practices, such as “no poach” conspiracies not to hire ...

A Busy Month for DOJ on No-Poach/Wage-Fixing Enforcement Front

This month has so far seen two significant actions taken by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division (Antitrust Division) on wage-fixing and no-poach ...

As U.S. Department of Justice Suffers Setbacks, New York ...

Public statements from the DOJ indicate that it will continue to evaluate bringing cases against companies involved with no-poach agreements, ...

Department of Justice Brings First-Ever Criminal Charges for ...

... prosecute anticompetitive conduct ... continues to change, in some cases dramatically. DOJ views the use of naked wage-fixing and no-poach ...

DOJ 'Certainly Learning' From Failed No-Poach Prosecutions

... continues to treat no-poach cases as a top priority ... wage-fixing and no-poach deals. Until enforcers issued guidance in ...

Major No-Poach Loss Leads to Uncertainty in DOJ's Criminal ...

On April 28, 2023, a federal judge dismissed the third no-poach criminal case the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had taken to trial.

DOJ's First Criminal Charges for Wage-Fixing and No-Poach Labor ...

... wage-fixing and no-poach agreements to prosecute, and many are still underway.10. Types of Agreements Subject to Criminal Prosecution. What ...

Department of Justice labor crusade coming to an end with ...

While it is yet to be determined whether the DOJ will pursue additional criminal no-poach and wage-fixing cases going forward, expect that U.S. ...