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  1. May 05, 2021

    DOJ Says Antitrust Rules Are No Different For Employers

    The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to fend off a bid to dismiss its first criminal case targeting agreements among competitors to not solicit employees, telling a Texas federal court the antitrust laws treat labor markets the same way they do other types of markets.

  2. April 05, 2021

    DOJ Can't Criminalize No-Poach Pacts, Chamber Says

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce assailed the U.S. Department of Justice for launching the federal government's first criminal case targeting agreements between competitors to not hire each other's workers, asserting before a Texas federal court that there's no precedent establishing criminal treatment for no-poach deals.