The COVID-19 pandemic has placed additional stressors on labor markets, particularly for healthcare workers and essential employees. While recognizing that employers, recruiters and staffing agencies may need—and be allowed to—cooperate in unprecedented ways to address current needs, on April 13, 2020, the US Department of Justice and US Federal Trade Commission issued a joint statement reinforcing their vigilance against collusion or anticompetitive conduct in labor markets and their willingness to pursue criminal and civil actions against violators.
FTC and DOJ Issue Joint Antitrust Statement Regarding COVID-19 and Competition in Labor Markets
By Ashley Fischer and Stephen Wu on April 14, 2020
Posted In Healthcare Antitrust
