| Law and the Workplace

FTC Considers Regulating Non-Competes At Workshop

By Guy Brenner and Owen Masters on January 30, 2020 Posted in Non-Competes and Protection of Corporate Assets

Although non-competes are generally viewed as matters governed by state law, the issue is increasingly under the scrutiny of federal lawmakers and regulators. The FTC has been studying non-compete clauses and their impact on competition for months, and on January 9, 2020, the Commission held a workshop on the topic. Experts, law professors, labor leaders, … Continue Reading

DOJ Announces First Settlement Under Trump Administration Regarding “No-Poach” Agreement

By Lloyd B. Chinn, Colin Kass, Laura Fant and Myra Din on April 19, 2018 Posted in Hiring/Background Checks, Non-Competes and Protection of Corporate Assets

On April 3, 2018, the Antitrust Division of the U.S Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had reached a settlement in a matter involving a “no-poaching” agreement between employers—the first such enforcement action under the Trump Administration. The DOJ’s pursuit of the matter reflects the Department’s continuing scrutiny of employment and hiring agreements between … Continue Reading

FTC Issues Another Guide on Background Checks

By Katharine Parker and Daniel Saperstein on November 11, 2014 Posted in Hiring/Background Checks

As we reported in our prior alert, in March of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a short brochure—Background Checks: What Job Applicants and Employees Should Know—on the use of background checks in hiring and personnel decisions. This month, the FTC issued a follow-up guide—Tips for Job Applicants and Employees—that expounds on the … Continue Reading