Cartel conduct tends to occur in secret. As a result, the Antitrust Division has long focused on augmenting its abilities to identify conspiracies and to incentivize self-reporting of conduct that may otherwise go undetected....more
7/11/2025
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employees ,
Internal Reporting ,
Leniency Programs ,
Penalties ,
Rewards Programs ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
Earlier this week, the Antitrust Division updated its compliance guidance. The Division first issued guidance on its evaluation of corporate compliance programs in July 2019. This week’s updates follow multiple updates to the...more
11/15/2024
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employee Training ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Risk Assessment ,
Telecommunications ,
Whistleblowers
On August 20, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the FTC’s proposed non-compete clause rulemaking that had been set to go into effect today. Had it gone into effect (and it may still at some point, as the...more
9/5/2024
/ Competition ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2015 ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Whistleblowers