Tag: No-Poach
Antitrust Chronicle – No-Poach
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Competition law and policy are classically concerned with consumer welfare. In other words, lower prices, regardless of the consequences for other actors in...
The “No-Poach” Approach: Update on the Antitrust Agencies’ Enforcement of Employment...
Antitrust enforcement of conduct in labor markets has continued to ramp up over the past decade, with particularly intense scrutiny on “no-poach” agreements —...
A New Sense of Unease: The Rise of No-Poach and Wage-Fixing...
A new hot topic has emerged in antitrust discussions around the world and it is here to stay: Wage-fixing and “no-poach” agreements between employers...
“Welcome to McDonald’s…May I Take Your Cashier?” — A Review of...
For years, franchise businesses in various industries have included “no-poach” provisions in franchise agreements that restrict employees from moving among locations within the same...
No-Poach Agreements: Purchasing Power Type, Explicit v. Tacit Collusion, and Lessons...
From near obscurity just over a decade ago, no-poach agreements are now in the crosshairs of several competition authorities worldwide, including the U.S. and...
Criminal and Civil Liability for No-Poach Agreements in the COVID Era
This article details the potential exposure to criminal and civil liability from no-poach or wage-fixing agreements between competitors under antitrust laws. The first antitrust...
No-Poach and Wage-Fixing Agreements in Canada – So What’s the Issue?
By Chris Margison & Robin Spillette1
Introduction
The application of antitrust laws to no-poach2 and wage-fixing agreements3 is currently being debated in many jurisdictions around the...
When Competition Meets Labor: The Washington Attorney General’s Initiative to Eliminate...
In January 2018, the Washington Attorney General launched an initiative to eliminate no-poach clauses in franchise agreements nationwide. These particular no-poach provisions were covenants...
The Bias Against Low-Wage Labor Markets in Merger Analysis
Why are labor harms so rarely pled in antitrust cases? One factor may be the bias against low-wage labor markets in merger analysis. This...
US: Judge says McDonalds can’t see employee questionnaire
On Wednesday, July 16, US Magistrate Judge M. David Weisman said that a questionnaire a former McDonald’s USA employee filled out on her lawyers’...
