No|Poach and Wage|Fixing Agreements in Spotlight as DOJ Brings ...

No-Poach and Wage-Fixing Agreements in Spotlight as DOJ Brings ...

The DOJ again threatened to “criminally prosecute companies and individuals who enter into naked wage-fixing and no-poach agreements."

United States: DOJ takes aggressive enforcement approach and ...

The DOJ has continued to focus on collusion among employers, prosecuting 'no-poach' and wage-fixing agreements. To date, the DOJ has secured ...

DOJ Brings First Criminal Challenges to Wage-Fixing and No-Poach ...

sionals in 2016 (Antitrust Guidance), the DOJ has brought its first criminal indictments for wage-fixing and no-poach agreements. The 2016 Antitrust ...

US No-Poaching Agreements and Antitrust Laws - Morgan Lewis

... wage fixing agreements are generally prohibited as per se unlawful under antitrust law. In October 2016, the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice ...

No-Poach Agreements Receive Their Marching Orders in the US ...

... DOJ would start criminally investigating and prosecuting naked no-poach and wage-fixing agreements between competing employers. In ...

DOJ's First Wins In Criminal Antitrust Prosecutions Of Wage-Fixing ...

Recent DOJ Prosecutions of Wage-Fixing and No-Poach Agreements. The foundation for these cases was laid in 2016, when the DOJ and the Federal Trade ...

DOJ's Aggressive Pursuit of 'No Poachers' | The V&E Report | Insights

... no-poach” and wage-fixing agreements, that the Agencies believe violate antitrust laws. Importantly, the Agencies assert that “[n]aked wage- ...

No-poach agreements – Closing the enforcement gap - WilmerHale

The state also brought a claim alleging wage-fixing agreements. ... n the last two years, the [DOJ] has brought six criminal cases alleging ...

Employers Beware: Aggressive and Expansive Labor-Focused ...

... wage-fixing, no-poach and non-solicit agreements. These cases are ... And even if the non-compete is considered a vertical agreement, the DOJ ...

No-Poach, No Precedent: How DOJ's Aggressive Stance on ...

firms challenging their use of no-poach and wage-fixing agreements.62 ... formally bring any criminal prosecutions related to no-poach agreements.

No-Poaching and Wage-Fixing Agreements Draw Antitrust Scrutiny

The Sherman Antitrust Act vests the Department of Justice (DOJ) with the authority to bring suits against violators. Increasingly, the DOJ ...

"No-poach" Agreements As Sherman Act § 1 Violations

And if that investigation uncovers a naked wage-fixing or no poaching agreement, the DOJ may, in the exercise of its prosecutorial discretion, bring criminal, ...

Topic: Wage-fixing agreements - Global Competition Review

Mekki: DOJ bringing more no-poach and wage-fixing cases. The Department of Justice is not backing away from prosecution of labour cartels and is looking to ...

With DOJ's focus on wage fixing and no poach agreements, non ...

In addition to not being enforceable, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission brought civil enforcement actions against companies ...

DOJ Brings First Criminal “No Poach” and “Wage-Fixing” Antitrust ...

As alleged in the indictment, both agreements were reflected in documents that contained statements such as: "We reached agreement that we would ...

Wage-Fixing, No-Poaching Agreements to Be Prosecuted Criminally ...

The association settled the matter in response to the civil complaint, and no criminal charges were filed. More recently, the DOJ has brought ...

No-poach agreements can comply with competition – when they are ...

[2] See, inter alia, US DOJ and FTC (2016). ... Enforcement Guidelines on wage-fixing and no poaching agreements, available here; Section 1.1.

AVOIDING NO-POACH LIABILITY: MAKING REASONABLE ...

(“[T]he. DOJ intends to proceed criminally against naked wage fixing or no-poaching agreements. ... memos/doj-brings-first-criminal-no-poach-and-wage-fixing ...

What employers and HR professionals can learn from the DOJ's ...

The DOJ's recent policy shift toward criminally prosecuting no-poach and wage-fixing agreements. The antitrust laws apply to competition to hire employees just ...

DOJ Retreat Sounds Alarm Bells for No-Poach Prosecution

While much of the spotlight on no-poach agreements ... At a human level, the right to pursue the best wage and growth opportunities underpins career aspirations ...