Menu2/23/18:
Keeping labor costs in check is part of doing business. So is keeping and retaining good employees. But, the US Department of Justice has made clear that “no poach” and “wage fixing” agreements are not a legal way to accomplish any of those objectives. In a post on Law 360, Juan A. Arteaga, a partner with law firm Crowell & Moring, drills into the DOJ Anti-Trust Division’s scrutiny of company agreements not to recruit or hire each other’s employees (“no-poach”) or to control the compensation to employees. The post offers an excellent overview of the risks either agreement poses to companies and individuals participating in either activity.
