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ARTICLE · 27 JANUARY 2025

DOJ, FTC Issue New Antitrust Guidelines On Business Practices Impacting Workers

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Less than a week before the administration change from former President Joe Biden to President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...

United StatesAntitrust/Competition Law
Jennifer Lada
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  • A week before the change in presidential administrations, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new guidance on business practices affecting workers that may violate antitrust laws.
  • The new guidance summarizes recent developments in antitrust laws regarding allegedly anticompetitive agreements and practices, including noncompete agreements, information sharing and the use of data algorithms.
  • Though the new guidance purportedly reinforces concepts already established under current law, it remains to be seen whether it will survive the change in administration and have a long-term impact on key issues in employment and antitrust law.

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