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Bilzin Sumberg

District Court Denies Burger King’s Motion to Dismiss Putative Class Action Related to No-Poaching Provisions in Franchise...

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Arrington v. Burger King Worldwide, Inc., No. 1:18-cv-24128 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 5, 2018) – In October 2018, Jarvis Arrington, a former employee at a Burger King franchisee in Illinois, filed a class action complaint against...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Trial Team Reflections on Win in First-Ever Criminal No-Poach Case: DOJ May Have Lost, But The Game Is Not Over - May...

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In July 2021, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division brought its first-ever criminal no-poach market allocation case. The Antitrust Division indicted DaVita, Inc. and its former CEO Kent Thiry on three counts...more

Jenner & Block

DOJ Continues Push Against Non-Competes, Non-Solicitations, and Other Post Employment Restrictions

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Aggressive Attacks on Employers’ Post-Employment Restrictions Continue - Employers beware. The Department of Justice’s attack on employee restrictions has gotten a new boost in a no-poach antitrust case alleging that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Illegal Deal? Ninth Circuit Rejects Attempt to Revive No-Poaching Claims

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No-hire or “no-poaching” agreements have recently come under increasing scrutiny by the federal government, as well as various state regimes.  However, a recent Ninth Circuit decision upholding a no-poach agreement highlights...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Antitrust Regulation And The Labor Market

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Employment-related antitrust regulation is intensifying amid a volatile labor market so Mark Henriques asked David Hamilton and Sarah Motley Stone, two of Womble Bond Dickinson's brightest minds on this subject, to share some...more

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Provides A 7-Step Roadmap to Employers While Striking Down No-Hire Agreement

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In a decision resolving a dispute that has been pending for nearly five years, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania just voided a no-hire provision entered into by two companies that bound one of them from hiring former...more

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Aerospace & Defense Series: Antitrust Risks for Aerospace and Defense Contractors in Employment Practices

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As highlighted in a recent lawsuit, aerospace and defense contractors can face various antitrust risks when using certain tactics to prevent other companies from hiring their employees. See Hunter v. Booz Allen Hamilton...more

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Non-Compete News: Is a Non-Solicitation of Employees Provision Enforceable in California?

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Last month, California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal issued AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Servs., Inc., 28 Cal. App. 5th 923 (Cal. Ct. App. 2018), a decision calling into question the validity of non-solicitation...more

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