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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Daryl Leon |Justin Murphy
Key Takeaways: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) remains focused on “rooting out and prosecuting unfair labor-market practices that harm American workers.” The FTC will implement an internal Joint Labor Task Force (Task Force), comprised of representatives from the Bureau of Competition, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Bureau of Economics, and Office of Policy Planning to accomplish these goals.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Justin Murphy
Key Takeaways The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing a Complaint against a New York City-area building services contractor over its use of no-hire provisions in its customer service agreements. These no-hire provisions, which restrict an entity from hiring its vendor’s employees, have often avoided major scrutiny due to the understanding that vendors have a right to protect their workforce and avoid becoming a staffing agency for their clients.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Patrick Campbell |Kristen Jackson |Justin Murphy
Key Takeaways Under recent revisions to the DOJ Antitrust Division’s guidelines on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, prosecutors now consider additional criteria when making charging and sentencing decisions in criminal antitrust investigations. These additions are consistent with DOJ’s broader guidance, including revised guidance issued by the DOJ Criminal Division in March 2023 and September 2024.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Kristen Jackson |Justin Murphy |Patrick Campbell |Jaime S. Reiner
Kristy Jackson is a partner at Baker & Hostetler, based in the firm Chicago office. She is a litigator and member of the company and Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team. She focuses her practice on internal and government investigations, regulatory compliance matters and criminal defense.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Kristen Jackson |Justin Murphy |Patrick Campbell |Jaime S. Reiner
Previous article Next article Share on | DoJ Antitrust Division Adds to Guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations* Key Takeaways Under recent revisions to the DOJ Antitrust Division’s guidelines on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, prosecutors now consider additional criteria when making charging and sentencing decisions in criminal antitrust investigations. These additions are consistent with DOJ’s broader guidance,...
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Margaret Butler |Steven Goldberg |Justin Murphy
Key Takeaways Changes to federal agencies’ bank merger review policies have shifted the landscape for financial institutions, raising questions and introducing new uncertainties to the review process. Agency leadership and the policies of the next administration could significantly affect the practical implementation of these policies; in the meantime, merging parties may wish to prepare for potentially longer review periods.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Joyce Cox |Daryl Leon |Justin Murphy
Key Takeaways A Texas district court judge has issued a summary judgment decision in Ryan, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission vacating the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Noncompete Rule (Rule) nationwide. Unless and until an appeal is heard and decided, the Rule will not take effect on September 4. This decision follows the same court’s July 3 preliminary decision to block the Rule on employment-based noncompetes but, in that decision, only for the parties to the case.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
pymnts.com | Justin Murphy |Mark G. Schildkraut |Ayanna F. Brown |Jamie Reiner
The First Public Meeting of the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing: What Happened and What’s Next By CPI | August 20, 2024 By: Justin P. Murphy, Mark G. Schildkraut, Ayanna Brown & Jamie S. Reiner (BakerHostetler)On August 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly hosted the inaugural public meeting of the multiagency Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing, which focuses on antitrust and consumer protection enforcement.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Ayanna F. Brown |Justin Murphy |Jamie Reiner
On August 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) virtually cohosted the first public meeting of the multiagency Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force), focused on antitrust and consumer protection enforcement.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Justin Murphy |Ayanna F. Brown |Marc Schildrkraut |Jaime S. Reiner
Previous article Next article Share on | On August 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) virtually cohosted the first public meeting of the multiagency Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force), focused on antitrust and consumer protection enforcement.
