U.S. Chamber sent open letter to Congress requesting more congressional oversight of FTC in light of Commissioner Wilson’s resignation. There are three points that reflect what her resignation may mean for Congress and the FTC over the coming year.
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In 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued Joint Guidance for Human Resource Professionals warning that no-poach agreements restricting employee hiring may violate the antitrust laws.[1] That guidance, along with pre-guidance litigation, has established some clear ground rules. Naked no-poach agreements are per se illegal under §1 of the Sherman Act,[2] while ancillary no-poach agreements, those related to legitimate, procompetitive joint ventures[3] and corporate acquisitions,[4] are subject to the rule of reason, which considers whether the agreement is, on balance, anticompetitive.
Yet, four years later, there remain stubborn pockets of disagreement for example, no-poach clauses in franchise agreements. Federal courts are struggling to reach a consensus on how to analyze them under the antitrust laws. And there’s a lot at stake. Statistics show more than 8 million American