DOJ, FTC Issue Antitrust Guidance to Human Resources Professionals

By Lauren Salins, Stephen Wu and McDermott Will & Emery on October 25, 2016

Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust

On October 20, 2016, the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued joint Antitrust Guidance to Human Resource (HR) Professionals (the Guidance) involved in hiring and compensation decisions. The agencies issued the guidance to educate HR professionals about how the antitrust laws apply in the employment context.

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Lauren Salins
Lauren Salins focuses her practice on antitrust class action litigation, health care antitrust matters and criminal antitrust investigations. Lauren has represented both US and international companies in complex civil litigation against claims of anticompetitive conduct. She has experience conducting internal investigations for global corporations, and counseling companies and executives in antitrust investigations brought by antitrust enforcement agencies such as the United States Department of Justice and Japan Fair Trade Commission. Read Lauren Salins' full bio.

Stephen Wu
Stephen Wu has nearly 25 years’ experience in defending antitrust litigation in federal courts around the country, defending mergers and acquisitions before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and State Attorneys General and counseling clients on antitrust compliance issues. Read Stephen Wu's full bio.

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DOJ, FTC Issue Antitrust Guidance to Human Resources Professionals

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