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Podcast: Corruption Crime & Compliance
Episode: Episode 210 -- HR and CCOs Watch Out!! DOJ Targets Aggressive Prosecutions in Labor Markets
Description: The Justice Departmentâs Antitrust Division has targeted collusion in labor markets for criminal prosecution. This was not unexpected. Indeed, the Antitrust Division gave plenty of warning to the high-tech industry and other companies that criminal prosecutions were on the horizon.DOJ handled initial prosecutions of labor market collusion in the high-tech sector by civil prosecutions and resolutions. Out of an abundance of caution, DOJ recognized that it wanted to provide âfair warningâ of its intention. While it may not have been clear that the Sherman Act prohibition on cartel activity applied to labor markets, DOJ and th...